Given the author s expertise at developing sympathetic characters and creating a suspenseful plot, readers will find the complexity of Sam vulnerabilities to be asintriguing as the unfolding enigma of his past.
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Exquisitely rendered story of self discovery… An engrossing examination of a profound theme in the deft hands of a discerning author. This psychological mystery explores a child s deepest genetic need for belonging. But she s moving soon, and the two must hurry to discover the truth about Sam. Caroline loves to read, and she can help. Who can he trust to help him read the documents that could unravel the mystery? Then he and the new girl, Caroline, are paired up to work on a school project, building a castle in Mack s woodworking shop. At night he s haunted by dreams of a big castle and a terrifying escape on a boat. He s desperate to find out who he is, and if his beloved Mack is really his grandfather. There are lots of other words, but Sam has always had trouble reading.
Sam is almost 11 when he discovers a locked box in the attic above his grandfather Mack’s room, and a piece of paper that says he was kidnapped. Sam must solve the mystery of who he really is. Readers will enjoy seeing 1870s Brooklyn through Dina s eyes, and share her excitement as she discovers a new world. In Dina, the beloved writer Patricia Reilly Giff has created one of her most engaging and vital hero*ines. And she didn t know that sewing would reveal her own wonderful talent and her future.
She didn t know she could grow so close to her new family or to Johann, the young man from the tailor s shop. She didn t know she could be this homesick, but she didn t know she could be so brave either, as she is standing up to an epidemic or a fire. Why did she ever leave home? Here she is, still with a needle and thread and homesick to boot. Never again! But looking for a job leads her right back to the sewing machine. When 13 year old Dina leaves her small town in Germany to join her uncle s family in Brooklyn, she turns her back on sewing. Since she was tiny, she’s worked in her family s dressmaking business, where the sewing machine is a cranky member of the family. SEWING! NO ONE could hate it more than Dina Kirk.Įndless tiny stitches, button holes, darts.
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