About
this book:
“People need Emily Allerton’s help.
“People need Emily Allerton’s help.
Emily Allerton is like any
twelve-year-old girl—excited about her chance to see the Chicago World’s Fair
and mesmerized by the remarkable technology on display there. She even sees an
amazing new machine called an “automobile.”
But when Emily and her cousin,
Ted Kerr, return home to Minneapolis, a national economic slowdown puts
thousands of people out of work. They’re homeless and hungry—and Emily knows that
God wants her to do something to help.”
Series: Book #16 in the “Sisters in Time” series. Click on the numbers to be taken to that review: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, & #15.
Spiritual Content- A Scripture is quoted; Prayers & Thanking God; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of churches, church going, a Christmas Eve service, a sermon, & a pastor; A couple mentions of Bibles; A mention of missionaries; A mention of hymns; A mention of being blessed;
Series: Book #16 in the “Sisters in Time” series. Click on the numbers to be taken to that review: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, & #15.
Spiritual Content- A Scripture is quoted; Prayers & Thanking God; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of churches, church going, a Christmas Eve service, a sermon, & a pastor; A couple mentions of Bibles; A mention of missionaries; A mention of hymns; A mention of being blessed;
*Note: Mentions of a magic show (Emily
doesn’t think her mother would like her seeing one, but after being told that
it’s not real magic, she goes to the show with a sliver of guilt); A mention of
looking like someone saw a ghost.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘stupid’s; Some eye rolling; Getting caught in a trolley track & pain (barely-above-not-detailed); Falling into the water & not being able to swim (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of accidents, missing fingers as a result, & deaths (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of a former slave & slavery; Mentions of a fire; Mentions of a young boy being arrested & called a thief; Mentions of rumors; A few mentions of lies & lying; A mention of horse droppings;
*Note: A few mentions of a silly song
about a girl killing her parents (Lizzie Borden); A couple mentions of books.
Sexual
Content- N/A
-Emily
Allerton, age 12
P.O.V. switches between Emily & Ted
P.O.V. switches between Emily & Ted
Set
in 1893
143 pages
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143 pages
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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High School Teens-
Older High School Teens-
My personal Rating-
Because
of the writing about the unions and statistics about injuries, deaths, and
populations felt very Wikipedia-like in the way they were presented, I didn’t
really enjoy this one. It was interesting but came across a little too stiff at
times with those facts. Emily’s family can also come across a bit mean to her
with their comments of comparing her to her older sister and a cousin’s wife
saying that she has no brains. Didn’t enjoy this one as much as I hoped based
on the back-cover.
See y’all
on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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