Morning Girl
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 Morning Girl
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American History > Renaissance > Indigenous American History
Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award, this moving and poetic fictional story follows two Taíno siblings and their life in the Bahamas during the fateful year of 1492.
Morning Girl and Star Boy couldn't be more different. Morning Girl relishes the day and all it has to offer, while her younger brother Star Boy loves the night. As they navigate change on their island, from familial struggles to the arrival of a hurricane, they realize everything that makes them different has the power to bring them closer together. This historical coming of age story thoughtfully portrays Morning Girl and Star Boys' complex sibling bond and life in the Caribbean leading up to the eve of Christopher Columbus' arrival to their home.
Told in alternating chapters, this is a rich, lyrical story about an indigenous Caribbean family and the strong bonds of love.
Emily's Review
I really enjoyed this story about a brother and sister living on a Bahamian island in 1492 just before Columbus and his men arrived. I read it aloud with my 10-year-old daughter, who said it was just ok. We had a great discussion about assumptions and how they are frequently wrong - what Morning Girl assumed about the Spanish, what the Spanish assumed about the Taino people. For that, it was worth the slower pace.
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- Morning Girl (by: Dorris, Michael, Bahamas, Early America, Indigenous Americans, Colonization, MG)
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- The Queen's Spade (by: Raughley, Sarah, Great Britain, Colonization, Queen Victoria, British Empire, YA, A)
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