Morning Girl
Morning Girl
Morning Girl
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Description
Description
Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award, this moving and poetic fictional story follows two Taíno siblings and their life in the Bahamas during the fateful year of 1492.
Morning Girl and Star Boy couldn't be more different. Morning Girl relishes the day and all it has to offer, while her younger brother Star Boy loves the night. As they navigate change on their island, from familial struggles to the arrival of a hurricane, they realize everything that makes them different has the power to bring them closer together. This historical coming of age story thoughtfully portrays Morning Girl and Star Boys' complex sibling bond and life in the Caribbean leading up to the eve of Christopher Columbus' arrival to their home.
Told in alternating chapters, this is a rich, lyrical story about an indigenous Caribbean family and the strong bonds of love.
Morning Girl and Star Boy couldn't be more different. Morning Girl relishes the day and all it has to offer, while her younger brother Star Boy loves the night. As they navigate change on their island, from familial struggles to the arrival of a hurricane, they realize everything that makes them different has the power to bring them closer together. This historical coming of age story thoughtfully portrays Morning Girl and Star Boys' complex sibling bond and life in the Caribbean leading up to the eve of Christopher Columbus' arrival to their home.
Told in alternating chapters, this is a rich, lyrical story about an indigenous Caribbean family and the strong bonds of love.
About the Author
About the Author
Michael Dorris was a novelist, short story writer, nonfiction writer, and author of books for children. His novel Morning Girl received the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 1994.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
A Horn Book Fanfare Book
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book
A Scott O'Dell Award Winner * "A reverberating story of coming of age, both for the two characters and for the world."--School Library Journal, starred review
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book
A Scott O'Dell Award Winner * "A reverberating story of coming of age, both for the two characters and for the world."--School Library Journal, starred review
* "With spare, lovely words [Dorris's] first children's book tells a surprising story about people who love and hurt."
--Booklist, starred review * Should be read by both children and adults for many generations to come."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Graceful and engaging...a warm story full of real characters and situations, told in marvelous language."--New York Times Book Review
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub date:
1999-05-18
Length:
80 pages
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