Carroll Thomas
Under the Open Sky: A Matty Trescott Novel
Paperback
(Antrim House Jan. 1, 2005)
It is 1873, and Matty's cousin, Neely Allen, is now a teacher in Massachusetts. Her life seems fairly settled until she gets exciting news of a summer school about to be opened by the eminent scientist Louis Agassiz. When Neely joins the group of famous scientists and teachers at Agassiz's school on a little island off the coast of Cape Cod, she finds romance, adventure, and mystery waiting for her.
"Compelling, a real winner... Pitches the reader headfirst into a spellbinding tale of mystery, romance and science." - Olivia Vehslage, 5th grade student, West Hartford CT.
"Neely [is] a young woman with a passion for knowledge, justice, and her own independence." - Barbara Gopas Gubbins, School Library Director, West Hartford CT.
- ISBN
- 0976209128 / 9780976209126
- Pages
- 172