Under Copp's Hill (American Girl History Mysteries) - Softcover

Ayres, Katherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584850884 ISBN 13: 9781584850885

Publisher: Amer Girl Pub, 2000

Synopsis

In 1908, eleven-year-old Innie joins the library club at a settlement house that serves immigrant families of Boston's North End, but when items and money disappear from the settlement house, Innie's past as a troublemaker puts her under suspicion.

About this title

About the Author:

Katherine Ayres lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she writes and teaches writing to graduate students in Chatham University's MFA Program. She also lives in Stockbridge, Massachusetts where she writes, gardens, hikes, kayaks, and watches for bears. She is the author of ten books for children and teens, as well as three chapbooks of poetry. She has been honored as a Champion of Literacy, as Outstanding Writer for Children by the Pennsylvania School Library Association. Her picture book, Up, Down, and Around was chosen as the Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child, and as the Kansas Reads to Preschool selection. BEAR SEASON (Autumn House Press, 2013) is her first collection of essays.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-6-A story that will appeal to readers who are ready to move beyond the original "American Girls" series. In 1908, Boston's North End is home to Italian and Jewish immigrants jammed into tenement housing. Innie Moretti, 11, lives in just such a place. She and her cousin, Teresa, join a local settlement house, which helps immigrants learn skills to cope with American life. The girls participate in its library club, where they are astonished to learn that they can check out books. However, when items start disappearing and a mysterious light is seen in the basement, Innie and her friends wonder if the house is haunted or if a thief is at work. While the mystery element is fairly straightforward, the historical information is intriguing. An afterword offers additional period details with documentary photographs and illustrations. This series entry brings history alive through lively and appealing characters.-Kristen Oravec, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Strongsville, OH

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About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Girl Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1584850884
• ISBN 13: 9781584850885
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 163