A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal 1830-1832
Author: Joan Blos
Genre: Historical Fiction
Plot: Catherine is a teenage girl living in rural New England.
Verdict: Really slow beginning
My rating: 3 stars
The Road From Home
Author: David Kherdain
Genre: Nonfiction
Plot: A young girl escapes the Armenian genocide by the Turks.
Verdict: Well written true story
My rating: 4 stars
This year seemed to have a historical theme. A Gathering of Days is written in journal entries of varying length (as you would expect from an actual journal) but sometimes these entries are disjointed and it makes for an uncomfortable reading experience. It also plods along in the beginning. The plot picks up when Catherine's father decided to get remarried. In contrast, The Road From Home is written in traditional chapters. True stories can sometimes get very boggy but this one is edited well so it had a nice flow. Both books would make a great edition to a social studies unit of each respective time period.
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