One Came Home, Amy Timberlake
One Came Home, Amy Timberlake
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One Came Home

Author: Amy Timberlake

Narrator: Tara Sands

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2014


Synopsis

A Newbery Honor Book

An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book

Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel

“An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now.”—Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman

In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.

But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.

About The Author

AMY TIMBERLAKE is the author of the Newbery Honor book One Came Home, as well as the middle-grade novel That Girl Lucy Moon and picture book The Dirty Cowboy, winner of the Golden Kite Award. Amy has worked as a book reviewer, columnist, and children's bookseller. She grew up in a small town in Wisconsin, and now lives in Chicago. Visit her at AmyTimberlake.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gypsy on January 03, 2018

درکمال حیرت خودم، هیچ خوشم نیومد! اصلاً منو نگرفت. شروع جذابی داشت. اما وقتی می‌دونیم تهش چی می‌شه، چه فایده‌ای داره؟ نه می‌دونم این معیار نیست. خیلی وقتا نویسنده دست رو کلیشه می‌ذاره و خوب درش می‌آره. ولی مسئله همین خوب دراوردنه. برای من خیلی ملال‌آور شده بود. هیچ‌جا چیزی خارج از تصورم رخ نداد. دم‌......more

Goodreads review by Krystal on September 19, 2013

Another Newbery contender, so my critique is a bit more critical than others. There is a lot to love in this book: the historical setting was well-written, the pigeons were fascinating, and Georgie as a main character was terrific. It was a great little mystery with a lot of action. There are two th......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on February 11, 2013

I like children's books that sock you in the gut. Not the books that telegraph their hits or do the old one-two punch you can see coming from a mile away. No way, man, I'm talking about the books where you're reading along, merrily as you please, and then this hammer of a hit comes in from out of th......more

Goodreads review by Zohreh on October 16, 2017

چند وقت است به نوجوان‌ها که کتاب هدیه می‌دهم، ازشان می‌خواهم بعد از خواندن بدهند من هم بخوانم. این جوری هم خودشان بیشتر ترغیب می‌شوند کتاب بخوانند، هم من سر از کتاب‌های نوجوانان در می‌آورم. همین هم شد که این کتاب را خواندم. جذاب و گیرا بود و جاهایی هیجان داشت و جاهایی هم اشکم را در آورد. خوبی‌اش این......more


Quotes

Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2013:
“With its historical backdrop, enjoyable narrative, and endearing heroine, this will appeal both to fans of Philbrick’s The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg and Kelly’s The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.”

Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 2013:
“Timberlake seamlessly integrates information about two significant events that occurred in Wisconsin in 1871… Georgie’s physical and emotional odyssey that occurs between those two events will linger in readers’ minds.”

Starred Review, The Horn Book, January/February 2013:
“…it’s Georgie’s voice that really brings the story to life, with its original, folksy turns of phrase and self-deprecating humor that make it as entertaining to read as a Christopher Paul Curtis novel.”

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2012:
“Georgie's story will capture readers' imaginations with the very first sentences and then hold them hostage until the final page is turned.”


Awards

  • Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
  • Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel
  • Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
  • New York Public Library Book for Reading and Sharing
  • Newbery Honor Book
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award
  • Texas Lone Star Reading List
  • Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award