  | Tenmile Author: Dallas, Sandra | |
| Price: $22.56 | ||
Summary:
A thirteen-year-old girl living in an 1880 Colorado gold-mining town witnesses the hardships of her community as she assists her father, the town doctor.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (10/01/22)
Booklist (11/01/22)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 11/01/2022 Growing up in the 1880s, 13-year-old Sissy lives with her doctor father and their housekeeper in Tenmile, Colorado, a mining town where most families get by on subsistence wages and pride. Sissy often assists her father in his work and, after helping out during several emergencies, becomes more confident in her abilities. The story opens with Sissy helping her father deliver a baby, and after an accident in the mine, he puts her in charge of triage. A good student, she hopes to become a doctor and leave Tenmile someday. Meanwhile, her friends are dropping out of school; the boys work in the dreaded mine to help support their families, while the girls are needed to help out at home. The many secondary characters and their individual stories, including a subplot in which Sissy tutors the mine owner’s son, are well integrated into the novel. A well-paced, engaging chapter book with an interesting cast of characters and a protagonist who becomes more determined, more aware of her potential, and more firmly rooted in her community throughout the narrative. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
Booklist - 11/01/2022 Growing up in the 1880s, 13-year-old Sissy lives with her doctor father and their housekeeper in Tenmile, Colorado, a mining town where most families get by on subsistence wages and pride. Sissy often assists her father in his work and, after helping out during several emergencies, becomes more confident in her abilities. The story opens with Sissy helping her father deliver a baby, and after an accident in the mine, he puts her in charge of triage. A good student, she hopes to become a doctor and leave Tenmile someday. Meanwhile, her friends are dropping out of school; the boys work in the dreaded mine to help support their families, while the girls are needed to help out at home. The many secondary characters and their individual stories, including a subplot in which Sissy tutors the mine owner’s son, are well integrated into the novel. A well-paced, engaging chapter book with an interesting cast of characters and a protagonist who becomes more determined, more aware of her potential, and more firmly rooted in her community throughout the narrative. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
