Mable Riley

Author(s): Marthe Jocelyn

Young Adult Fiction

"Historical fiction buffs, especially those interested in the women's suffrage movement, will enjoy sharing the eye-opening experiences of Mable Riley." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY It's the year 1901, and fourteen-year-old aspiring writer Mable Riley is on her way to fulfilling her dreams, or so she hopes. After moving with her sister to a faraway town, Mable meets a real writer, one who wears daring fashions, unnerves the townsfolk by sharing her opinions, and has a few shocking secrets as well. Designed as a vintage journal, MABLE RILEY follows a feisty girl as she finds her own voice in a time when women struggled for independence -- a charmingly told tale that is as funny as it is inspiring.

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"Mable Riley is absolutely charming. Her journal is funny, compassionate, and rich in detail about the everyday lives, the dreams, and the courage of ordinary people. I loved meeting Mable." -- Karen Cushman, author of THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE, winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal, and CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY, a 1995 Newbery Honor Book -- Karen Cushman, author of THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE, winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal, and CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY, a 1995 Newbery Honor Book
"Mable Riley is the best of everyday heroines-imaginative and funny, a thinker and a dreamer. Readers will laugh out loud at her Anne-of-Green-Gables hijinks, and cheer her independent thinking all the way." -- Megan McDonald, author of the best-selling Judy Moody series -- Megan McDonald, author of the best-selling Judy Moody series
"Three cheers for Mable Riley and a hurrah for author Marthe Jocelyn. . . . Mable is a force, albeit a very humorous one. . . . Readers will delight in and applaud Mable finding her voice 'singing like rain and hollering like thunder.'" -- Ken Setterington, Children and Youth Advocate for Library Services, Toronto Public Library and co-author of A GUIDE TO CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS -- Ken Setterington, Children and Youth Advocate for Library Services, Toronto Public Library and co-author of A GUIDE TO CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
"[A] wry, perceptive novel . . . As an aspiring writer, tart, determined Mable Riley rarely wants for words, and her love of the grand gesture -- and the truth -- mark her as a heroine readers will surely take to heart." -- Leonard Marcus, author of MARGARET WISE BROWN: AWAKENED BY THE MOON -- Leonard Marcus, author of MARGARET WISE BROWN: AWAKENED BY THEMOON

General Fields

  • : 9780763632878
  • : Candlewick Press (Ma)
  • : Candlewick Press (Ma)
  • : 0.254
  • : February 2007
  • : 197mm X 158mm X 19mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Marthe Jocelyn
  • : Paperback / softback
  • : 279