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| Announced nationally on May 18, 2020 |
The Eric Hoffer Book Award Click Here to go to the site
Gold Book Award Winner in the
Middle Reader category for The
Eric Hoffer Book Award:
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride
An honor to receive The Eric Hoffer Gold Winner Book Award in the Middle Reader category
Announced nationally on May 8, 2020
Silver Award Winner in
the Transportation Category for the
eLit Book Awards:
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride
The first book award for Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride was announced nationally!
Truly an exciting experience when we first learned.
The Blueink Reviews only assigns the prestigious "Starred" Review to about 5% of the books reviewed each year. That Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride received a starred review. To be recognized as a Blueink Review Notable Book is an honor.
I’m pleased to be attaching the pdf file of the May spread in Booklist Magazine which includes your BlueInk review. Booklist Magazine is the premier review source used by librarians to purchase titles for their collections. The magazine is used by tens of thousands of librarians across the country.
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Yours sincerely,
Patricia Moosbrugger
Managing Partner
BlueInk Review
Released nationally on May 15, 2020
Congratulations! You have received a coveted Starred Review
from Blueink Review.
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A Blueink Starred Review
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride
Jean M. Flahive
(Reviewed January 20. 2020)
In Jean Flahive's delightful historical fiction work for young readers, a girl growing up in rural Maine witnesses monumental events of the early 20th century.
The book begins as 96-year-old Millie visits Maine's Seashore Trolley Museum to witness the restoration of the renowned "Narcissus," an electric trolley car that was part of the transport system popularized during the early 20th century. During her visit, memories take her back to her childhood in rural Maine.
The year is 1911. Ever the dreamer, seven-year-old Millie Thayer imagines a life beyond her family farm. Such thoughts are enhanced by a fortune teller's prediction that Millie will someday meet a "notable" individual.
Three years later, when a new trolley line is up and running in her hometown, Millie meets former President Teddy Roosevelt as he travels aboard the Narcissus. Over the next decade, she learns about Roosevelt through a budding friendship she develops with a wilderness guide who is closely acquainted with Teddy. Her worldly curiosity is also peaked via informative conversations she has with a leading suffragette traveling the trolley system.
Rich in local and world history, the colorful story weaves historical content throughout about WWl, a deadly pandemic, and other important events of the time. Ultimately, Millie and her family must face the worries and grief of the era and hope for a triumphant future.
Final words from both the author and real-life restoration project manager, Phil Morse, lend insight into the historic transport system.
In this engaging narrative, Flahive weaves a charming, uplifting story by employing palpable writing that allows readers to experience the triumphs and tragedies of the days past. Its solid and engaging storytelling style, buoyed by likable characters, will appeal to a young audience, as well as train enthusiasts, Teddy Roosevelt fans, and lovers of history.
Also available as an ebook through Amazon's Kindle.
Paperback books are available at these local bookstores:
Androscoggin Historical Society, Lewiston
Eliot Historical Society, Eliot
Gray Historical Society, Gray
Kennebec Historical Society, Augusta
Letterpress Books, Portland
Maine Historical Society Store, Portland
Morph Gallery & Emporium, Kennebunk
New Gloucester Historical Society, New Gloucester
Print: A Bookstore, Portland
Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Welshpool, NB, Canada
Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport
Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops, All Locations
Thompson's Orchard, New Gloucester
Winthrop Maine Historical Society, Winthrop
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts
Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!
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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.
Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban
The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.
Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project
Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
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