Historical Figures - Fiction, Teen Fiction - Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Overview
On September 7, 1838, twenty-two-year-old Grace Darling and her father rowed a small boat through turbulent seas to rescue the survivors of a shipwreck. Based on true accounts, this is the story of a woman whose quiet life crumbled around her after she became a national hero.
After helping her father rescue the survivors of a shipwreck on the coast of England in 1838, Grace Darling finds her quiet life crumbling around her as she is unwillingly fashioned into a national hero.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly -
PW called Paton Walsh's reconstruction of the life of Grace Darling, a heroine of Victorian England, ``gripping'' and ``timely.'' Ages 12-up. (Apr.)School Library Journal
Gr 6 UpGrace Darling's obscure life as a Northumbrian lighthouse keeper's daughter is forever altered when she helps rescue the survivors of a shipwreck. Based on true accounts, this engrossing novel set in the 1830s brings the time, the place, and the tragic young heroine vividly to life. (July 1992)Book Details
Published
April 1, 1992
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux (J)
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374327583