Durbin, William. Blackwater Ben.Random House, Wendy Wendy is a female name which may be used as a short form for Gwendolyn, or in its own right. Its popularity is attributed to the character Wendy Darling from the children's play and novel Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie. The character Wendy was inspired by a real girl. Lamb Books. 200p. bibliog. c2003.0-385-72928-6. $15.95. J The year is 1898, and 13-year-old Ben drops out of school to join his father at Blackwater Blackwater, river, c.100 mi (161 km) long, rising in Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. It flows east through the dairy region of Co. Cork and Co. Waterford before turning abruptly south and entering the Atlantic Ocean at Youghal Bay. Salmon and trout are caught in the river. Logging Camp. Pa is the cook, and Ben is the hardworking cook's helper, peeling potatoes, washing dishes, and serving out mountains of beans See JavaBeans. to keep the always-hungry lumberjacks fed. When Pa hires an orphan orphan: see adoption; foundling hospital; guardian and ward. See widow & orphan. Orphan See also Abandonment. Adverse, Anthony finally, at middle age, discovers origins. [Am. Lit. boy called Nevers to help them, Ben acquires a friend, and over the course of the long, cold winter he learns all about the work that takes place in a logging camp and starts to learn more about his dead mother, too. While this is more a season-in-the-life story than a plot-driven novel, the colorful characters, practical jokes, and well-researched details about the life of a lumberjack provide entertaining reading and give a good picture of life a century ago in the Minnesota woods. Durbin, author of Wintering: The Broken Blade and Song of Sampo Lake, provides an afterword af·ter·word n. See epilogue. discussing lumberjack traditions and lists books and organizations related to forest history and logging. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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