One of Britain's best-known critics of fiction for children and young adults discusses the work of Maurice Sendak, Madeleine L'Engle, Mary Norton, Roald Dahl, Ivan Southall, Patricia Wrightson, Margaret Mahy, and many others....
Chikasaw Sam is a romantic historical fiction novel telling the story of the life of a young Chikasaw girl who traveled the country as the star attraction at a series of wild west shows. It tells of her life, loves and heartache and of the family she...