The Journey of the Emerald Bottle

By Linda Shields Allison

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591297745
• ISBN13: 9781591297741
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Publishamerica Inc
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.4" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

The M.A.D. Readers Book Club

The Emerald Bottle was an enchanting page-turner. It was such a well-written gem-of-a-journey and Tara truly had the luck of the Irish. Tara, a hopeful, courageous girl, must travel across the Atlantic Ocean to reunite with her family. We have been a mother-daughter book club for five years and we rarely all enjoy the same book, but this book we unanimously recommend. T'was a great adventure and we look forward to the next one.

Sue Slaughter

This little gem of a book fell into my hands through the recommedation of a friend who is an elementary school teacher, as am I. I have taught for many years and feel I know good literature for young readers. This book has it all. It is full of vivid detail, historical information, positive values and is a wonderful and compelling adventure story to boot! The book is set in potato famine Ireland, but I understand the next books in the series to come will cover other time frames such as the underground railroad, the Westward expansion and other historically signifcant periods. I think both parents and teachers should be interested in this book for their students/children. It's the best, and comes with an adorable little collectible bottle to boot. Sue Slaughter, Las Vegas, Nev.

Wonderful Story

I purchased this book because my mother was a good friend of the author's mother. I figured I would read it and pass it along to my mother and that would be it. I am going to have to purchase another copy to send to my mother because I want to keep my copy of The Journey of the Emerald Bottle.What a wonderful story that Linda Shields Allison has written about a girl and her journey. It is a story that can be read to children but it is a story that grabbed me and caused me to stay up late reading to find out what was going to happen to Tara. Linda gives us some historical information about Irish Immigration. She has wonderful characters both heros and villians. She offers in story the idea that those who help other people along lifes journey are the good guys and that in the end that is rewarded. She has a twist at the end of the story that is surprising and will hopefully lead to a sequel to this wonderful book. It reminds me of the style of Kate Seredy who wrote "The Good Master" and "The Singing Tree". Just like author Seredy, Linda takes a historical situation and puts in in human context and brings it a life. It was about midnight on St. Patrick's Day that I finished "The Journey of the Emerald Bottle." I am sure Linda's Irish mother is proud.