Anything invented before 1891– including i-pods, lip gloss, TVs, computers, hair dryers, junk food, and cell phones–are confiscated. Even clothing from 2010, like jeans, t-shirts and sneakers are not permitted! Gen is given a complete 1890s makeover–from pantaloons to petticoats to her heavy long dress. The family running the place? They’re not pretending–they live like it IS 1890. Gen’s not happy about it, but how bad can pretending to live in 1890 be? So when she discovered a family summer vacation that promises to recreate life in the 1890s, she signed up the whole family. But it might as well be! Gen’s mother grew up loving Little House on the Prairie, and wishing she could live with the Ingalls family on the frontier. Genevieve (Gen to everyone) is supposed to be having a normal summer between sixth and seventh grades attending soccer camp, shopping at the mall, hanging out with her friends. What’s fun is getting to see the books come out and being able to say “Hey, I already read that!” Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell was one of the first ARCs I picked up, and I’m so glad I did! ARCs haven’t been completely finished, so there are occasional spelling mistakes, or missing illustrations, or spacing errors. Some of these books have already come out, some are coming out as late as October. Many of the publishers there hand out ARCs (Advanced Reading Copies) of upcoming books. Back in January, I attended the American Library Association meeting in Boston.
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