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| Original Title: | A Coal Miner's Bride the Diary of Anetka Saminska (Dear America) |
| ISBN: | 0439445612 (ISBN13: 9780439445610) |
| Series: | Dear America |
| Setting: | Lattimer, Pennsylvania,1896(United States) Pennsylvania(United States) Poland |
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Kindle Edition | Pages: 219 pages Rating: 4.14 | 4712 Users | 237 Reviews
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This book. This book.I read it in fifth grade, absolutely adored it, and finally got my mom to order me a copy.
I've read it once a year since then....and it's eight years later.
From the heroine's courage and compassion to her wonderful, charming hero, this book hits the nail on the head for kids, adults, and anyone in between.
The turmoil of the setting only adds to the magnificance that is this book. I'd reccommend it to anyone, anyone at all.
I also credit it as one of the reasons I still prefer romance to any other genre. After reading about Anetka and Leon's developing love, I was hooked :)
Anyway, this is one book I plan to keep forever!!
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| Title | : | A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 (Dear America) |
| Author | : | Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 219 pages |
| Published | : | 2000 by Scholastic |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens |
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Ratings: 4.14 From 4712 Users | 237 ReviewsCriticize Appertaining To Books A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 (Dear America)
I definitely felt for the main character of this story, having to go to a strange new country and getting so much responsibility at the tender age of 14. At 25 I don't think I could have handled it. This was extremely well-researched and I get the impression that it's very historically possible for women like Anetka to have existed. The story itself was actually better than average for the Dear America series. Although perhaps a tad predictable.A good one - a little more mature in content than your typical Dear America. It was neat to read about one so young though, coping with the new things in life what with marriage and raising children. Anetka has to grow up fast - a strong character! I enjoyed this a lot! :)
Swooned just as hard over Leon now as I did back in the day, and teared up just as much over the hardships these characters face.
I finished reading this last month and am just now getting around to reviewing it! A Coal Miner's Bride was definitely one of the most realistic and painful Dear Americas I've read. While Anetka and her story are fictitious, you truly feel for her through every pain and trial she endures. What I loved most about this book is how it opened my eyes to the difficulties and prejudice that immigrants from all over the world endured during this time period. It also really put into perspective the
A Coal Miner's Bride is an absolutely beautiful, yet dark glimpse into the life of a late 19th century "mail-order bride." This book touches down on many subjects that would later come under heavy fire by both the leftist and the right-wingers: harsh mining and factory conditions, immigration, socialism, unionism, child-labor, arranged marriage, and the right to protest. Bartoletti is a true artist in her descriptions of not only Anetka's village life in Poland, but also her life as a young
I used to love "Dear America" books as a kid and tween, and this one was always my favorite. I reread it all growing up, including in high school and college. My enjoyment never wavered, and the older I got, the more I got from the story. Writing the diary of a married woman for children is tricky, but this author pulled off the adult content brilliantly. As a kid I never even thought twice about it; when I re-read it in high school I went, "...oh." The cultural aspect was always one of the
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