Robin Moore (2) (1950–)
Author of The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek
For other authors named Robin Moore, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Robert Lowell Moore Jr., was born on October 31, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Middlesex School, Belmont Hill School and Harvard College. He published several novels using information gathered from travelling and his experiences as main ideas. In 1963 he joined the US Army Special show more Forces as a civilian with special permission from President John F. Kennedy, . He trained for almost a year and then went with the Special Forces to Vietnam. His experiences in Vietnam served as the background material for "The Green Berets" which was published in 1965. Other titles include "The French connection" and the Happy Hooker. Robin Moore died February 21, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Birthdate
- 1950-10-19
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Pennsylvania State University (BA|Journalism)
- Occupations
- social worker
journalist
storyteller - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Places of residence
- Sinking Creek, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- Pennsylvania, USA
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Aimed at a younger audience but well worth reading by any adult who likes a good story. It's 1776, Colonial America, and young Maggie is determined to make it on her own, using her family's bread recipe. I liked it enough to look for the two sequels.
A worthy sequel to The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek. There was obviously a lot of research done prior to writing this story, but the author doesn't overwhelm the reader with it. The plot kept me interested with just the right amount of details about a different culture and time. The more disturbing aspects of frontier life were muted and vague, I assume for the benefit of a younger reader. I'd recommend this for about 10 year olds and up, but after reading the first book.
Highly satisfying tale of a young man seeking adventure, and discovering what it really means to face deadly conflict. Fine for preteens and up, with some mildly graphic descriptions.
In this third and final book in Maggie's trilogy she faces a quest, fraught with dangers, loss, and tears. Well written, engaging, an "I gotta keep reading to find out what happens!" tale.
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Statistics
- Works
- 16
- Members
- 347
- Popularity
- #68,852
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 219
- Languages
- 6