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Book Review of My Daniel

My Daniel
My Daniel
Author: Pam Conrad
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Audio Cassette
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3 audiocassettes. Narrated by Barbara Caruso. Good story.
Julia Cerat Summerwaite is eighy years old and far from her Nebraska prairie home. But when she goes with her two grandchildren to the Natural History Museum, she once again becomes the young tomboy who helped her brother Daniel on his quest to find a dinasaur in the vast grasslands surrounding their sod home. Wantering through the museum, Julia brings Daniel to life as she tells her grandchildren of his irrepressible dinasaur fever and shares with them her fierce dedication to her brother. The old soman's poignant narrative os told through a magical blend of past and present that highlights the grandchildren's growing fascination wtih her adventure. As they hear her vitality and wisdom, she draws them step by step toward Daniel's dream.