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Nom légal: Snedeker, Caroline Dale
Date de naissance: 1871-03-23
Date de décès: 1956-01-22
Lieu de sépulture: Live Oak Cemetery, Pass Christian, Mississippi, USA
Sexe: female
Nationalité: USA
Lieu de naissance: New Harmony, Indiana, USA
Lieu du décès: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA
Lieux de résidence: New Harmony, Indiana, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA
Mount Vernon, Indiana, USA
Hempstead, New York, USA
Études: Cincinnati College of Music
Professions: writer
pianist
music instructor
historical novelist
Courte biographie: Caroline Snedeker, née Parke, was born in New Harmony, Indiana. She was a descendant on her mother's side of Robert Owen, the British social reformer and industrialist. She grew up in Indiana; later the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she attended the College of Music. Caroline and her three sisters performed musical concerts to support the family after their father died. She was the pianist in the group and became a music teacher. In 1903, she married Charles Snedeker and went to live in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Caroline Snedeker wrote 13 sucessful novels for young adults and two adult novels, along with articles, stories and poems. Her first book, the Coward of Thermopylae, later re-titled The Spartan, was first published in 1911. Most of her novels were inspired by her love of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. She also based a series on American history. She won the Newbery Honor award in 1928 with Downright Dencey and again in 1934 with The Forgotten Daughter.

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White Isle par Caroline Dale Snedeker

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sherryearly | 4 autres critiques | Aug 23, 2023 |

Downright Dencey par Caroline Dale Snedeker

I read the first chapter of this with a kind of horror, and then rapidly changed my mind. I quite enjoyed this book, and got quite involved. It’s a shame this is not more wildly circulated, because I’d say this is a quality Newbery medal winner. (I had to read it through interlibrary loan. I couldn’t find it anywhere else, and it was one of the hardest 1920s Newbery books for me to locate, and also one of my 1920s favorites.)

I loved how little Dencey/Dionis has certain Quaker rules drilled into her, and she believes if she breaks them she will go to hell. And yet she still feels compelled to break them, because her inner humanity is compelling her to do good for another. The lessons are subtle in their strength. And the relationship between Dencey and Jetsam is pretty sweet, including how it develops over the years.

My only qualm is that now I have to go find the sequel.… (plus d'informations)

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Allyoopsi | 4 autres critiques | Jun 22, 2022 |

The White isle par Caroline Dale Snedeker

Incredible depth of research here concerning ancient Rome, Roman customs, and Roman Britain. The story is so well done that it's particularly jarring when it hits a false note in describing a community of early Christians whose religious gathering (you couldn't exactly call it worship) is entirely devoid of scripture, liturgy, and priests. "You'd think they were a bunch of Quakers", I muttered. Then I discovered that the Society of Friends was in fact Snedeker's background. Solved.

Unfortunately the "early Christian community" sequence is so important to the whole story arc that Snedeker's decision not to research this aspect of history (which would have been easy since there are many, many Christian sources contemporary to her story's setting) is indefensible as well as unaccountable.… (plus d'informations)

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muumi | 4 autres critiques | Apr 19, 2018 |

Downright Dencey (Young Adult Bookshelf) par Caroline Dale Snedeker

It was surprisingly interesting and easy to read - and would foster good discussions. You do want to be aware of the issue of racism - but it was handled in a way that works in the historical setting of the book. I was mesmerized and read it one sitting. I particularly liked the way the stories got more complex and thoughtful as the children matured - gracefully done.

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 4 autres critiques | Jun 6, 2016 |

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