Synopsis
In 1901, fourteen-year-old Mable Riley dreams of being a writer and having adventures while stuck in Perth County, Ontario, assisting her sister in teaching school and secretly becoming friends with a neighbor who holds scandalous opinions on women's rights. Jr Lib Guild.
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..."a lovely addition to the...tradition of Canadian historical fiction for girls... Rather than struggling within a diarist's constraints...Jocelyn seamlessly slides into the first-person narrative of a conventional novel... [Jocelyn] is a quietly confident storyteller."
-"Quill & Quire
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..."this novel is a delightful elixir of "Little House on the Prairie" and "Anne of Avonlea..".."
-- "School Library Journal"
..." a funny and inspiring tale of a young girl finding her voice and the courage to make it heard.... This book makes the early suffragette history engaging and entertaining, and it will be enjoyed by all who read it."
--" VOYA"
" Mable Riley is absolutely charming. Her journal is funny, compassionate, and rich in detail about the everyday lives, the dreams, and the courage of ordinary people. I loved meeting Mable." -- Karen Cushman, author of THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE, winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal, and CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY, a 1995 Newbery Honor Book -- Karen Cushman, author of THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE, winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal, and CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY, a 1995 Newbery Honor Book
" Mable Riley is the best of everyday heroines-imaginative and funny, a thinker and a dreamer. Readers will laugh out loud at her Anne-of-Green-Gables hijinks, and cheer her independent thinking all the way." -- Megan McDonald, author of the best-selling Judy Moody series -- Megan McDonald, author of the best-selling Judy Moody series
" Three cheers for Mable Riley and a hurrah for author Marthe Jocelyn. . . . Mable is a force, albeit a very humorous one. . . . Readers will delight in and applaud Mable finding her voice ' singing like rain and hollering like thunder.' " -- Ken Setterington, Children and Youth Advocate for Library Services, Toronto Public Library and co-author of A GUIDE TO CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS -- Ken Setterington, Children and Youth Advocate for Library Services, Toronto Public Library and co-author of A GUIDE TO CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
" [A] wry, perceptive novel . . . As an aspiring writer, tart, determined Mable Riley rarely wants for words, and her love of the grand gesture -- and the truth -- mark her as a heroine readers will surely take to heart." -- Leonard Marcus, author ofMARGARET WISE BROWN: AWAKENED BY THE MOON -- Leonard Marcus, author of MARGARET WISE BROWN: AWAKENED BY THE MOON
"Mable Riley is absolutely charming. Her journal is funny, compassionate, and rich in detail about the everyday lives, the dreams, and the courage of ordinary people. I loved meeting Mable." -- Karen Cushman, author of THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE, winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal, and CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY, a 1995 Newbery Honor Book -- Karen Cushman, author of THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE, winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal, and CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY, a 1995 Newbery Honor Book
"Mable Riley is the best of everyday heroines-imaginative and funny, a thinker and a dreamer. Readers will laugh out loud at her Anne-of-Green-Gables hijinks, and cheer her independent thinking all the way." -- Megan McDonald, author of the best-selling Judy Moody series -- Megan McDonald, author of the best-selling Judy Moody series
"Three cheers for Mable Riley and a hurrah for author Marthe Jocelyn. . . . Mable is a force, albeit a very humorous one. . . . Readers will delight in and applaud Mable finding her voice 'singing like rain and hollering like thunder.'" -- Ken Setterington, Children and Youth Advocate for Library Services, Toronto Public Library and co-author of A GUIDE TO CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS -- Ken Setterington, Children and Youth Advocate for Library Services, Toronto Public Library and co-author of A GUIDE TO CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
"[A] wry, perceptive novel . . . As an aspiring writer, tart, determined Mable Riley rarely wants for words, and her love of the grand gesture -- and the truth -- mark her as a heroine readers will surely take to heart." -- Leonard Marcus, author of MARGARET WISE BROWN: AWAKENED BY THE MOON -- Leonard Marcus, author of MARGARET WISE BROWN: AWAKENED BY THEMOON
About the Author
Marthe Jocelyn is an award-winning author and illustrator who worked for many years as a toy designer before turning her hand to writing. She has written six novels, including the critically acclaimed works of historical fiction, Mable Riley and Earthly Astonishments. Jocelyn has also written a nonfiction account of the Foundling Hospital in London, England, entitled, A Home for Foundlings. She has created eight picture books, one of which, Hannah’s Collections, was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Literary Award for Illustration. Jocelyn has also edited two collections of short stories. Marthe Jocelyn divides her time between New York and Stratford, Ontario.
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