The Authors and Illustrators - Profiles. Ann Rinaldi. Marcella died soon after Ann was born, so, Ann went to live with her aunt and uncle in Brooklyn. She recalls the time spent in their home with her doting teenage cousins as "the only happy part of my childhood. For, as Ann explains, her father "abruptly" came and took her to live in New Jersey with him, her four siblings and a stepmother. Though Ann's father was a newspaper manager, she states he "did everything he could to prevent me from becoming a writer.
She says, "at school they attempted to take out of me what spirit had eluded my stepmother. In , Ann married Ron Rinaldi. She explains, "Ron was middle-class and sane. I wanted sanity after my crazy upbringing. Ann wrote four novels; however, she quickly determined that were "terrible. She exults, "I earned seven dollars a week, but I was writing!
Carolyn Noah, writing in School Library Journal , praised Rinaldi's historical accuracy and wrote that her well-constructed plot "is rich with details and names that will be familiar to those who have read about the trials. Voice of Youth Advocates contributor Sally Kotarsky declared that Rinaldi has "once again chosen a historical character who quickly draws the reader into the story.
With The Second Bend in the River Rinaldi "crafts an elegant and moving account of the budding romance between Shawnee chief Tecumseh and a young frontier girl," according to a reviewer for Publishers Weekly. Kay Weisman, writing in Booklist , also lauded the author's "attention to period details … and careful separation of fact from fiction" in this "powerfully romantic tale.
Part of Scholastic's "Dear America" series, the book is written in the form of diary entries that "burst with details about culture and custom, adding wonderful texture to this thought-provoking book," according to Booklist critic Stephanie Zvirin. The Journal of Jonathan Pierce: A Pilgrim Boy is another Rinaldi title in journal form, telling the story of an orphaned boy, this time, who is indentured as a servant and travels on the Mayflower to the American colonies.
Keep Smiling Through is also something of a departure for Rinaldi, as it is set on the home front during World War II and portrays a young girl who must come face to face with prejudice and overcome propaganda. In The Coffin Quilt the author tells the [Image Not Available] story of the feud between the McCoys and Hatfields, a "colorful" and "tautly plotted historical novel," according to a reviewer for Publishers Weekly. Girl in Blue is set during the U.
Through a meeting with Allan Pinkerton, who is in charge of Union spy efforts, Sarah is offered a job. She becomes a spy in the home of Rose Greenhow, a Confederate sympathizer, and figures out Rose's method of sending messages in her intricate tapestries. Starr E.
Smith concluded in the School Library Journal that "Rinaldi's novel offers an exciting plot based on solid historical research. Eulinda is a thirteen-year-old slave on a plantation in Georgia, near the Andersonville Prison where Union prisoners are housed.
As the war ends, she visits the prison camp, hoping to find her older brother, who ran away to join the Union Army and may be held prisoner there. Instead, she finds awful conditions; inadequate medical supplies and food have reduced the prisoners to little more than skeletons.
Eulinda joins Clara Barton and other women to relieve the misery she finds. Later, she helps to clean up the camp and build a proper memorial to the many thousands of prisoners who died there. Farida S. Dowler in the School Library Journal noted the book's "sound research" and concluded that "the story may interest readers who want to find out more about the prison.
While the nation is in the midst of rebellion against the British, and Henry is playing a pivotal role in the events, his wife, Sarah, is going insane. The family refuses to send her away to the questionable treatment at the mental hospital. But when Sarah tries to kill her own children, the family confines her to the cellar.
Oldest daughter Patsy becomes head of the household, although she is worried that she, too, may have the same mental problems her mother faces. Kimberly Monaghan in the School Library Journal found the novel"an intriguing blend of historical fact and fiction.
The year is and the Civil War is raging, but both sides in the conflict respect Mount Vernon and keep the fight away from it. In fact, Mount Vernon is a quiet place of refuge in the midst of war. Sarah's efforts to restore the badly maintained residence, oversee the staff of workers, and attend to the many visitors who wish to see Washington's tomb keep her busy. All the while, she is "a witness to the confusion and chaos of Northern Virginia during the war," Claire Rosser wrote in Kliatt.
I just write; I have an aim to write good stuff for them, to treat them as people, not write down to them with stories about romance and acne and the spring dance. Real life, as I know it, as I've learned it to be from my newspaper experience and own past, goes into my books…. I draw all my characters fully, give my adults as many problems and as [Image Not Available] much dimension as the young protagonist. But the idea of liberty and self-government has taken hold, and once considered, cannot now be set aside.
At the same time, Rachel begins to take stock of her own life and future, and learns that to live life to its fullest and with integrity, one must seek the truth for oneself and take a stand. Ann Rinaldi, a master at making history come alive, creates an exciting front-row seat for the listener as she uses the voice of young Rachel Marsh to underscore that American liberty was not easily won, but at great cost to those who would not let their dreams die. The daughter of settlers carving out a new life in the American wilderness of , Rebecca Galloway befriends the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh and is torn between cultures when their friendship deepens into love.
With vivid detail and emotional power, Ann Rinaldi delves into the childhoods of two fascinating women who became devoted friends amid the turbulent times of the Lincoln administration. A fictional rendition of the story of Queen Elizabeth. Renowned historical fiction writer Ann Rinaldi presents the story of Jasper, a year-old Pilgrim who makes his mark at Plymouth by establishing a friendship with the Nauset Indians.
Sis Goose is a beloved member of Luli's family, despite the fact that she was born a slave. But the family is harboring a terrible secret. And when Union soldiers arrive on their Texas plantation to announce that slaves have been declared free for nearly two years, Sis Goose is horrified to learn that the people she called family have lied to her for so long. She runs away--but her newly found freedom has tragic consequences. How could the state of Texas keep the news of the Emancipation Proclamation from reaching slaves?
In this riveting Great Episodes historical drama, Ann Rinaldi sheds light on the events that led to the creation of Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom that continues today. Includes an author's note. Fortuitously timed, a novel that illuminates a moment from our past that has strong parallels to recent events. Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in , Phillis Wheatley--as she comes to be known--stuns her adopted country by becoming America's first published black poet.
With quilting on the rise as a hot trend, it's time for this reissue by our top historical-fiction maven. The brilliantly woven 1st book "will leave readers in eager anticipation of its successors"-PW "Everyone who has touched their lives The one who cares for her brothers and sisters; the one who's kept the family together. But now, everything is changing. Her father is more distant, and her siblings are starting lives of their own. That's when Hannah decides to make a quilt. A quilt of fabrics from people who are special to the family; people they trust.
And when the sisters are separated, Hannah makes sure they each have a piece of the quilt. The quilt she hopes will bring her family together again. The final handcrafted installment by award-winning author Ann Rinaldi. But she never expected this… After witnessing a crime, she goes into hiding, disguising herself as a worker in her great-grandfather's textile mill.
For the first time in her life, Amanda must work to survive. And that means experiencing the horrible working conditions of the mill firsthand. Now, as Amanda fights for her newfound rights, she must also try to heal generations of deep Chelmsford family wounds. And that means facing the man behind the blue door--the man who tore apart the family quilt so many years ago.
She will find solace there. But Ebie Chelmsford has other ideas. Ebie knows that her half-Shawnee "cousin" will take her place as grandfather's favorite. And Ebie will do anything to stop that--even trying to prove that the girl is an imposter Ebie thinks Walking Breeze is destroying the home Aunt Hannah has fought to keep together. But it's Ebie's actions, ultimately, that risk tearing apart the Chelmsford family, like the tattered threads of the family quilt.
Book of the Revolutionary War for young readers. I had freckles. I had sandy hair. I was too short. Instead she became a secretary, leaving that profession when she married in She began writing seriously when her two children were young, and though her novels were not successful, in she began a career as a newspaper columnist. Rinaldi was drawn to American history when her son, Ron, became involved in Revolutionary War re-enactments while he was in high school.
Seeing young people, like her son, become excited about history, she wanted to use her writing to bring that excitement to readers. But her first historical novel, Time Enough for Drums , was turned down by ten publishers, all of whom claimed that children wouldn't read history. Rinaldi has worked exclusively on historical fiction since then. Dedicated and thorough in her research, Rinaldi takes pride in making American history resonate with immediacy in her books.
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