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My Daniel by Pam Conrad

My Daniel

Pam Conrad

HarperCollins · Paperback · April 15, 1991

"All I want to find is one dinosaur," Daniel was saying.

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Who it’s for
A childhood bond and the fever for fossils meet in a story shaped by memory.
Themes
Dinosaur fossils and the fossil rush, Childhood memories, Sibling love
Genres
Historical Fiction, Sibling Stories, Prehistoric Stories

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About this book

"All I want to find is one dinosaur," Daniel was saying. "And I'll find it right here. Like I do all my fossils." Wandering through the Natural History Museum with her grandchildren, Julia Creath feels the presence of her dead brother, Daniel, she remembers a time when fossil fever hit everyone, old and young -- a time when people would kill for those old bones under the ground.

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Julia becomes the Nebraska farm girl she once was, as she weaves together the story of the great dinosaur rush -- an adventurous tale of love and treachery, but most of all the story of her own childhood, and of the older brother she loved more than anything. Daniel had a dream that julia shared -- and the she alone would see come true.

Bones and Memory

A childhood bond and the fever for fossils meet in a story shaped by memory.

Come here for

  • A family story braided with the great dinosaur rush
  • An older brother’s dream, remembered with tenderness

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  • Museum memories, fossil fever, and an adventurous tale of love and treachery
  • A reflective return to childhood and a brother deeply loved

Where it sits

Sibling Stories36%
Prehistoric Stories35%
Historical Fiction20%

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Publisher categories

  • Family Stories
  • Multigenerational Families
  • Parent-Child Stories
  • Exploration & Discovery
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  • Loss & Grief
  • Big Feelings
  • Friendship
  • New Experiences
Authors
Pam Conrad
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 15, 1991
Format
Paperback
Theme
Dinosaur fossils and the fossil rush · Childhood memories · Sibling love
Reading lane
Family Stories