![]() ![]() ![]() masterfully weaves Georgie’s story with the story of Passenger Pigeon hunting at its peak, women’s right to an education, a murder mystery, counterfeiters, and even a love story or two. Being a girl in a boy’s world is another theme in this book that will strike a chord, especially with female young birders. You've created a character and a great adventure we won't soon forget." - Augusta Scattergood, The Christian Science Monitor As Georgie remarks about her four-legged traveling companion, this book possesses "a cornucopia of admirable characteristics." Well done, Amy Timberlake. The writing is both luminous and laugh-out-loud funny, the author well-informed and passionate. It's an adventure about a most unusual topic, set in a place and time not often written about for readers of any age. ![]() Even more often, she's saved by her own wits and guile. Georgie's memories of Agatha are beautifully, seamlessly woven into the telling of this story."One Came Home" is a rare gem of a novel. ![]() With each page, she digs herself deeper into trouble, sometimes bailed out by her companion, Agatha's former true love. Georgie Burkhart is a heroine right out of the Old West – a cougar-defying, gun-toting, mule-riding girl with a sense of humor and an evolving sense of honor. "One of the best children's books of early 2013 tells the tale of a young girl whose sister goes missing during the largest passenger pigeon roosting ever.And what a story. ![]()
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