The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, Jacqueline Kelly
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, Jacqueline Kelly
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Author: Jacqueline Kelly

Narrator: Natalie Ross

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/20/2009

Synopsis

The summer of 1899 is hot in Calpurnia’s sleepy Texas town, and there aren’t a lot of good ways to stay cool. Her mother has a new wind machine from town, but Callie might just have to resort to stealthily cutting off her hair, one sneaky inch at a time. She also spends a lot of time at the river with her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist. It turns out that every drop of river water is teeming with life — all you have to do is look through a microscope! As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and learns just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century. Debut author Jacqueline Kelly deftly brings Callie and her family to life, capturing an unusual year with unique sensitivity and wit.

About Jacqueline Kelly

Jacqueline Kelly was born in New Zealand and raised in Canada. She is a practicing physician and now makes her home in Austin and Fentress, Texas. This is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on September 06, 2017

Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend. The year is 1899 and Calpurnia (Callie) Virginia Tate is eleven years old. The only girl of seven children, she’s expected to participate in lady-like activities and hone the skills that will one day make he......more

Goodreads review by Magrat on July 25, 2021

Una de esas historias entrañables y altamente cozy para cuando no quieras pensar mucho. Ambientada a finales de siglo XIX en Texas, Calpurnia es una niña de 11 años, la única chica de una familia numerosa en niños, que comienza a estrechar lazos con su abuelo y a descubrir gracias a él las maravilla......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on February 27, 2020

3.75 stars. This book is basically a series of vignettes from a six month period in the life of a spunky, independent 11 year old girl living in Texas in 1899. Calpurnia Virginia (Callie Vee) Tate yearns for more than the life of a debutante and housewife that she already sees her mother herding her......more

Goodreads review by Sara on September 10, 2015

5/5 Reseña completa: [URL not allowed] La Evolución de Calpurnia Tate es un libro muy especial, con unos personajes que me han enamorado. La narración, dicharachera y distendida con las palabras de una jovencísima protagonista de once años, facilitan su lectura, aunque la histor......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on April 12, 2009

The spunky girl heroine. She’s an enduring character in our middle grade fiction. From 1928’s The Winged Girl of Knossos by Erick Berry to Caddie Woodlawn and Roller Skates, historical fiction and so-called tomboys go together like cereal and milk. It would be tempting then to view The Evolution of......more

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