Her entry begins:
I just started The Subway Girls by Susie Orman Schnall. Part of the novel takes places in 1949, and focuses on the Miss Subways beauty contest, which offered its contestants a shot at a little Park Avenue luster and local fame. I can still remember those seeing those placards for Miss Subways in the1960s and early 1970s and so I was immediately...[read on]About Courageous, from the publisher:
Aiden is the son of a fisherman on the south coast of England, and he's been afraid of the ocean since his oldest brother was killed at sea. But that doesn't matter when he and his best friend, Sally, hear chatter on their radio. It's May 1940, and British troops, including Aiden's survivingLearn more about the author and her work at Yona Zeldis McDonough's website.brother, George, are trapped in northern France, surrounded by Nazi forces. The Allies have come up with a daring plan to rescue their troops. But in order to get their boys out of France and back across the Channel, they'll need every boat they can get their hands on.
Aiden's parents forbid him from volunteering, but he and Sally are determined to help, and they secretly set off to join Operation Dynamo. It's a deadly journey, and the friends are in grave danger as they help ferry the troops from Dunkirk, all the while desperately searching for George. But can Aiden find the courage to keep going, or will he, Sally, and George be lost forever?
From Yona Zeldis McDonough, author of The Bicycle Spy, comes a gripping story of courage under fire on the high seas.
The Page 69 Test: You Were Meant For Me.
My Book, The Movie: You Were Meant for Me.
Coffee with a Canine: Yona Zeldis McDonough & Willa and Holden.
The Page 69 Test: The House on Primrose Pond.
My Book, The Movie: The House on Primrose Pond.
Writers Read: Yona Zeldis McDonough.
--Marshal Zeringue
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