tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726665.post6351116283034197546..comments2023-08-25T00:23:41.992-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Bibliovore: Ann Rinaldi Defends Historical FictionBibliovorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642058689885973447noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726665.post-52202268858376543022009-05-06T14:41:00.000-07:002009-05-06T14:41:00.000-07:00Ooops... hit the 'publish your comment' too soon.
...Ooops... hit the 'publish your comment' too soon.<br /><br />I was among a group of nine Native and non-Native women who wrote an extensive critique of HEART. It was published in Multicultural Review, Multicultural Education, and, at Rethinking Schools. You can read the entire critique online at www.oyate.org. Click on "Books to Avoid" and scroll down to it. Along with the critique, you'll see an analysis of plagiarism....Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726665.post-33689003842268552192009-05-06T14:38:00.000-07:002009-05-06T14:38:00.000-07:00It is frightening that her readers think, as she n...It is frightening that her readers think, as she noted, that they're learning something from her books. Two of them (MY HEART IS ON THE GROUND, and, SECOND BEND IN THE RIVER) so badly miseducate readers about American Indians, that these two books would fit perfectly in LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME.Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726665.post-49509207860630031022009-05-02T10:08:00.000-07:002009-05-02T10:08:00.000-07:00I also grew up reading historical fiction, includ...I also grew up reading <A HREF="http://www.bedlamsouth.com/" REL="nofollow"> historical fiction</A>, including your books Anne, and I absolutely love it. In fact, my reading inspired me to obtain a minor in History at college. I just found a great book you might enjoy called Bedlam South by David R. Donaldson and Mark Grisham. It's story of the civil war is very historically accurate.Kristennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726665.post-26756939607212588042009-05-01T04:27:00.000-07:002009-05-01T04:27:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing this. I love it! I sooo wish th...Thanks for sharing this. I love it! I sooo wish that my history classes incorporated fiction when I was a kid. Because I thought I hated history, but discovered as an adult I actually love it!<br /><br />Have you read the book Lies My Teacher Told Me? It's awesome!Kellyhttp://yannabe.comnoreply@blogger.com