LitPick Review
Searching for Silverheels is about a thirteen year old girl named Pearl. She loves the legend of Silverheels, a beautiful and kind dancer girl who appeared in the early 1860s. She appeared at a gold mining camp and nursed the men when an outbreak of smallpox erupted. Unfortunately, suffragette Josie Gilbert believes the opposite, that Silverheels was a thief and a liar. When Josie challenges Pearl to a bet, she accepts. Pearl is determined to win so Josie won’t campaign in her family’s café and scare off customers. As Pearl embarks on this adventure, she also gets swept up in a romance. Will she prove Josie to be wrong? Or will Josie prove herself right and continue hurting business for Pearl's family? Read the book to find out!
Opinion:
This book has the perfect, exciting and thrilling adventure every book should have. Geared towards girls, Searching for Silverheels is a page turner that will have you on the edge of your seat the whole way through. This historical fiction novel is set during the early years of WW I. Pearl is taught to have respect for her elders, but her rivalry with Josie makes it hard--since she is much older than Pearl. The fact that Josie believes romance and love are silly makes Pearl’s own romance very difficult. Searching for Silverheels is an intriguing story that is perfect for girls ages eleven to thirteen.
