Morning Girl (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786813582)

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award, this moving and poetic fictional story follows two Ta no 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.

Author: Michael Dorris
ISBN-10: 078681358X
ISBN-13: 9780786813582
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Language: English
Published: 05/18/1999
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6674 / Morning Girl

Award: Scott O Dell Award for Historical Fiction - Winner
Award: Phoenix Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 50
Ingram Children's Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 63