Search of the Moon King's Daughter

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Included in one of the 2004 YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults lists Nominated for the White Pine Reading Program of the Durham District School Board Included in one of the 2004 YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults lists Nominated for the White Pine Reading Program of the Durham District School Board Gentle Emmaline loves nothing more than books and flowers and her little brother Tommy. Sadly, her idyllic country life in Victorian England comes to an abrupt end when her father dies of cholera. The family is forced to move to a mill town, where Emmaline's mother is dreadfully injured in a factory accident. To ease her pain she takes laudanum and is soon addicted, craving the drug so badly that she sells Tommy into servitude as a chimney sweep in London. Emmaline knows that a sweep's life is short and awful. Small boys as young as five are forced to climb naked into dark chimneys, their bare feet prodded by nail-studded sticks to keep them working. If Tommy is to survive, it is up to Emmaline to find him. Linda Holeman brings a bygone period to life in a book of serious historical fiction for young adults.

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The narrative moves swiftlyand builds to a satisfying conclusion. Fans of historical fiction will be hooked.
School Library Journal [starred review]

Holeman vividly portrays the many contrasts of 1830s Victorian lifeand creates an engaging, well-developed protagonist who exemplifies the power of determination and love. Diverse supporting characters, drama, suspense, and a hint of romance round things out. A compelling story
Booklist

This gripping novel draws a shockingly realistic portrait of19th century England.
The White Ravens 2003, A Selection of International Childrens and Youth Literature

Significant research and vivid imagery provide readers with an accurate and poignant image of England during its industrial coming-of-age.
VOYA

virtue finally triumphs over vice in this richly plotted Dickensian saga
The Horn Book Guide

Holemans[novel] is absolutely outstanding. While the strong storyline and vivid characterizations are sufficiently compelling to provide this book with a Highly Recommended rating, it is the period detail that Holeman seamlessly weaves into her plot that truly sets this book apart. One of this years absolute must purchases
CM Magazine

a powerful recreation of life in 1830s England. Holeman packs a great deal of fascinating material into her moving portrait of the period.
Quill & Quire

a welcome addition to the outstanding list of books [Linda Holeman] has written for young people This novel is rich in historical detail [T]een readerswill find Search of the Moon Kings Daughter immensely satisfying and engaging.
Books In Canada

This work does a good job of portraying the realities of lifein early nineteenth-century England. In the classroom, this book could be used when discussing the social history of the nineteenth-century or the effects of the Industrial Revolution
Resource Links

[a] gripping historical novel
Toronto Star

[Linda Holemans] exhaustive research and eye for detail help her to evoke the years 1830-36 with verisimilitude and to teach her readers whether child or adult a thing or two. [This] is a book a young reader would be pleased to receive as a present. It is as entertaining as it is informative, possessing a great story
The Vancouver Sun

This is great writing, and a consuming read.
Brandon Sun

This fine work of historical fiction navigates authentic emotional territory.
Todays Parent

We seethe kind of wisdom with which great battles are fought and won, and admire the journey she embarks upon. Search of the Moon Kings Daughter is aheadby just a step or two.
Star Phoenix

Author Bio

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Linda Holeman had always dreamed of becoming an author. Her first writing success came when she was in grade 5. A story she had written was aired on the CBC radio program "Story Broadcast Journal" and she still has a copy of the booklet it was published in. Her career has included stints as a classroom and resource teacher and an adult workshop instructor. Her first published work as an adult was a collection of short stories called Saying Good-bye in 1995. She is the author of Frankie on the Run, a picture book and Flying to Yellow and The Devil's Darning Needle, two collections of short stories for adults. Her fiction and non-fiction pieces have appeared in numerous anthologies. Both Promise Song, her first young adult novel and Mercy's Birds, her second, were selected for Books for the Teen Age lists by The New York Public Library. Her third YA novel, Raspberry House Blues, was published in Fall 2000 to excellent reviews. All three novels feature strong female teen protagonists and have been praised for the true representation of character, and especially, dialogue. Search of the Moon King's Daughter is a new work of historical fiction, already being well received. Linda Holeman lives in Winnipeg.