The Green Coat: A Tale from the Dust Bowl Years
See why "The Green Coat: A Tale from the Dust Bowl Years" is one of the most popular required summer reading books for schools and homeschool families and has become part of the curriculum in middle school everywhere!Even though written for young people, I would rate this novel an excellent read for any age. The characters are real and multi-dimensional, and the historical details are vibrant and descriptive. I could almost feel the gritty dust between my teeth as I read about the dust storms. It is convincingly told from the point of view of a twelve-year-old girl, who is able to surmount her own very real suffering and grow in compassion and concern for others. I would recommend it very highly for children, both as an entertaining story and an educational tool for teaching history. --An Amazon Customer