![]() masterfully weaves Georgie’s story with the story of Passenger Pigeon hunting at its peak, women’s right to an education, a murder mystery, counterfeiters, and even a love story or two. Being a girl in a boy’s world is another theme in this book that will strike a chord, especially with female young birders. You've created a character and a great adventure we won't soon forget." - Augusta Scattergood, The Christian Science Monitor As Georgie remarks about her four-legged traveling companion, this book possesses "a cornucopia of admirable characteristics." Well done, Amy Timberlake. The writing is both luminous and laugh-out-loud funny, the author well-informed and passionate. It's an adventure about a most unusual topic, set in a place and time not often written about for readers of any age. Even more often, she's saved by her own wits and guile. Georgie's memories of Agatha are beautifully, seamlessly woven into the telling of this story."One Came Home" is a rare gem of a novel. ![]() ![]() With each page, she digs herself deeper into trouble, sometimes bailed out by her companion, Agatha's former true love. Georgie Burkhart is a heroine right out of the Old West – a cougar-defying, gun-toting, mule-riding girl with a sense of humor and an evolving sense of honor. "One of the best children's books of early 2013 tells the tale of a young girl whose sister goes missing during the largest passenger pigeon roosting ever.And what a story. ![]()
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