Eidi

Bredsdorff, B. (2009). Eidi. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux

Plot Description: A group of family and friends live in a settlement called Crow Cove. Eidi, a girl about ten years old, decides that the house is too full with the addition of her new step-brother Cam and decides to leave. She sets off to stay with her friend Rossand to help him with his sheep. While on travel to the market in another city Eidi meets a young orphan boy named Tink, who lives with a man named Bandon. Eidi is not happy with the way the boy is being treated, and decides to take him back to her settlement in Crow Cove so he can have a better life. Eidi’s family readily welcomes the addition of Tink to their family and is happy about Eidi’s return.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Age Group: This book is meant for grades 5-7

Series Information/Similar Books: This is the second book in The Children of Crow Cove series. If you want to find out how Eidi and her family ended up in Crow Cove check out The Crow-Girl.

Personal Thought: This is a heartwarming story about a girl who rescues an orphan and gives him a better life.

Subject/Themes: Orphans, Country Living, Family

Awards: It is the winner of The Batchelder Award, an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a Booklist Editors’s Choice and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

Character Description: Eidi is a ten to twelve year old girl who leaves home because she feels like the house she is living in is too full with the addition of her new step brother. She is very independent for her age due to the experiences she has had.

Annotation: Eidi knows that she needs to leave her house but is not sure where her journey will take her. Follow her as she meets Tink, a small orphan, and helps him find a better life.

Miscellaneous Information: The book was translated into English in 2009 from the original book which was written in Danish.