Kliatt, July 1st, 2006
CUSHMAN, Karen. The loud silence of Francine Green. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 228p. bibliog. c2006.0-618-50455-9. $16.00. J *
The past that Cushman (Newbery Medal winner for The Midwife's Apprentice) recreates in this work of historical fiction is much more recent than her medieval stories--here, two girlfriends attend Catholic school in Los Angeles in 1949. The narrator, Francine, is part of a solid family; she is conservative and "silent," yet her best friend is her opposite: Sophie challenges everything she hears and doesn't hesitate to speak out. Sophie lives with her father and they a...
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