So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 by Barry Denenberg

So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847

Dear America #6

Barry Denenberg

144 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult informative reflective medium-paced
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In the diary account of her journey from Ireland in 1847 and of her work in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, fourteen-year-old Mary reveals a great longing for her family.

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Moods

informative 63%
sad 54%
reflective 45%
dark 36%
emotional 36%
challenging 27%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 9%
lighthearted 9%

Pace

fast 55%
medium 33%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | Yes: 40%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 20% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 75% | N/A: 25%

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3.66

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