Kirjailijakuva

Catherine E. Chambers

Teoksen California Gold Rush: Search for Treasure tekijä

80+ teosta 2,329 jäsentä 18 arvostelua

Tietoja tekijästä

Sarjat

Tekijän teokset

Wagons West: Off to Oregon (1984) 105 kappaletta
Frontier Village: A Town Is Born (1984) 99 kappaletta
The Keeping Days (1973) 91 kappaletta
Texas Roundup: Life on the Range (1984) 86 kappaletta
Glory in the Flower (1974) 57 kappaletta
Guinever's Gift (1977) 55 kappaletta
Louisa May (1750) 49 kappaletta
The Tree House Detective Club (1985) 48 kappaletta
A Mustard Seed of Magic (1977) 41 kappaletta
The Sanctuary Tree (1977) 39 kappaletta
A Nice Girl Like You (1980) 38 kappaletta
Myself and I (1981) 28 kappaletta
The Watcher in the Mist (1986) 27 kappaletta
Carlisle's Hope (1986) 26 kappaletta
To Jess, With Love and Memories (1986) 23 kappaletta
My Grandma, the Witch (1985) 23 kappaletta
Lotta's Progress (1997) 21 kappaletta
Shadow of a Unicorn (1987) 20 kappaletta
Carlisle's All (1977) 17 kappaletta
Whisper of the Cat (1988) 16 kappaletta
Ghost in the House (1985) 15 kappaletta
The Image Game (1994) 13 kappaletta
The Great Rip-Off (1984) 13 kappaletta
The Medici ring (1975) 13 kappaletta
Of time and of seasons (1975) 12 kappaletta
Soaps in the Afternoon (1985) 11 kappaletta
Gabriel's Girl (1983) 10 kappaletta
Over Jordan (1999) 10 kappaletta
The Potter's Wheel (1988) 10 kappaletta
Cover Up (1985) 10 kappaletta
The Delphic Choice (1989) 9 kappaletta
Return to Morocco (1988) 9 kappaletta
Wychwood (1976) 8 kappaletta
Dreams and Memories (1983) 8 kappaletta
The Swallow's Song (1978) 7 kappaletta
A striving after wind (1976) 7 kappaletta
The Crucible Year (1979) 7 kappaletta
A Touch of Madness (1985) 6 kappaletta
The Wishing Star (1963) 6 kappaletta
Strangers dark and gold (1975) 6 kappaletta
The time of the cranes (1990) 5 kappaletta
If You Love Me, Let Me Go (1978) 5 kappaletta
Danger in the Old Fort (1983) 5 kappaletta
The Threat of The Pirate Ship (1984) 5 kappaletta
The Wider Heart (1964) 5 kappaletta
Feather in the Wind (2001) 4 kappaletta
The dragon's eye (1990) 4 kappaletta
Timewarp Summer (1983) 4 kappaletta
The days of the dragon's seed (1982) 3 kappaletta
Riding Home (1988) 2 kappaletta
Ready or Not 2 kappaletta
The Bridge Between (1966) 2 kappaletta
Secrets of Beacon Hill (1984) 2 kappaletta
The Legacy of Lucian Van Zandt (1984) 2 kappaletta
Der Medici-Ring 1 kappale
Mask for My Heart (1982) 1 kappale

Associated Works

Essays in advocacy (2012) — Avustaja — 3 kappaletta

Merkitty avainsanalla

Yleistieto

Virallinen nimi
Norma Johnston
Sukupuoli
female
Kansalaisuus
USA
Maa (karttaa varten)
USA
Syntymäpaikka
Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
Koulutus
Montclair State College

Jäseniä

Keskustelut

80s Era YA Novel About Making a Sci-Fi Film, Name that Book (kesäkuu 2012)

Kirja-arvosteluja

On the one hand this did hold up decently well.

On the other I'm...of two minds about Mark's secrets.

-----
I mentioned this in my updates, but I first read this book when I was about 11, the same copy that I have in my hands in fact. I had at that point gone through my local library in a fervor to read all of the Sweet Valley High, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and Baby Sitter's Club I could find. I was still making my way through Fear Street and the Point Horror books, but I wanted something a little less creepy and bit more atmospheric. Thus did I buy WHISPER OF THE CAT at my local used bookstore.

I remember how much I loved this book; I loved Tracy, I loved Mark, I loved Dorr Island and how very different it was from my own small town suburb life. The South to me was a magical place at that point in my life - somewhere I had barely been (a week in North Carolina) and knew no one from. Dorr Island captivated me in the same way Pern and Valdemar and Narnia did.

I fully admit some of that is definitely the "otherness" of the Island. Johnston explains in an Author Note at the beginning that many of the Islanders speak Gullah, a language with roots in Creole, english, the pidgin english of slaver ships and West/south Africa. She wrote it basically to forestall people commenting on how "wrong" their English is. Its not wrong, its just not European English. Plus the gothic overtones to this book had me enthralled. Was it supernatural? Was it really the curse of the Silver cat? Can Tracy escape it?

Mark was the sort of hero that was so intriguing too. Mysterious, a little older, arrogant, but soft towards Tracy. It was easy to see why Tracy both wanted to trust him and couldn't find it in herself to truly believe him.

The mystery is mundane at the end - motivated by very earthly reasons. The book also glosses over the very real world consequences that Mark would have to face despite the extraordinary circumstances.

Still, its easy to see why I reread it as often as I did (and why I put it aside as an adult). Tracy isn't annoying or cloying or in any manner off putting, she really down to earth and mature. This would be somewhat surprising if not for the fact she seems to have had a really steady childhood despite the fact her father was absent through most of it. I do wonder somewhat at the relationship dynamic ("Mother" and "Dad", you would think it would be opposite since she never saw her dad), but appreciated the fact that Tracy approached everything without drama.

The story itself though, once you know the end, is full of red herrings that go nowhere and make little sense.

As far as teen pulp novels of the late 80's/early 90's this is a recommendation and one folk should pick up for the nostalgia kick (a telegram! her father sent her a telegram so she could have an answer quickly)
… (lisätietoja)
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
lcslibrarian | 1 muu arvostelu | Aug 13, 2020 |

Listat

Palkinnot

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Tilastot

Teokset
80
Also by
1
Jäseniä
2,329
Suosituimmuussija
#11,016
Arvio (tähdet)
4.0
Kirja-arvosteluja
18
ISBN:t
181
Kielet
1

Taulukot ja kaaviot