"Then the stars went out, for the bark of Ra, in fiery splendor, burst out of the East. Sunshine flooded the wide desert and the long, green valley of the Nile. The night was over; a new day has dawned for the land of Egypt."Generally, I do not reread books. I have a short attention span, I const...
The first thing that stands out to me when I take a look at the career of author Eloise Jarvis McGraw is her outstanding record of successful longevity. She won a Newbery Honor in 1952 for the book Moccasin Trail and then another in 1997 for this book, The Moorchild, with a third honoree (The Gol...
I liked this story a lot. Eric Greene, a typical kid, has a special after-school job. That job is to take care of a little crippled boy - teach him all of the special knowledge that is gained through friendships with one's age group (like how to make paper airplanes out of newspaper advertisement...