Corey Sunfire [Paperback]

Jane Claypool Miner (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Simplistic, and a bit didactic, but there's plenty of action and historical drama. Corey has truly extraordinary good fortune and drive, which carry her out of slavery to a Quaker school in Philadelphia. Heavy on coincidence for plot, with characters thinly drawn and the message firmly stated every few pages, this still involves readers because of the heroic struggle and admirable characters.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (January 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590431277
• ISBN-13: 978-0590431279
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,487,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jane Claypool Miner has written over 80 books for young adults. Some of them were written using the pen-name, Veronica Ladd. She enjoyed working as a junior and senior high school teacher before she became an author. In 1981 she was named Writer of the Year by the Society of Children's Book Writers. Her best-selling book, Dreams Can Come True, sold over a million copies and was translated into seven languages.

She has been a Religious Science minister for the last 25 years and now writes on self-help and spiritual topics as Jane Claypool. Dr. Jane was awarded both an honorary doctorate and the Raymond Charles Barker Writing Award by Religious Science International. Her best known spiritual books are Wise Women don't worry, Wise Women don't sing the blues and Science of Mind Skills.

Currently she writes a popular blog, www.janeclaypool.com, and is working on a series of short books on spiritual topics.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was one of the best books I have read., May 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Corey Sunfire (Paperback)

Corey is a slave in the south during the civil war until she is freed. Corey goes up north to find freedom in Philedelphia, since she has no where else to go because she can't find her family. Corey then meets Penn Wilson, and is foced to choose between him and Ned (he was a slave on the plantation with her. Then he joined the Union army.) who wants her to go out west with him.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, February 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Corey Sunfire (Paperback)

Corey is a slave girl in the Civil War South. One day she makes a daring run for freedom. She reaches the North, and helps other freed slaves while searching for her mother. But Corey is in love with two men. One was a slave on the plantation she grew up on. Another is an African-American who was born free. Who will Corey choose?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WAY too short for the subject matter, June 26, 2009

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Karla Bushway "7Rabbits" (South Strafford, VT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corey (Sunfire, No 22) (Paperback)

This was probably the shortest Sunfire, clocking in at a mere 170 pages. The subject matter really calls for one of the larger volumes, and while Miner is usually adept at creating a great and thorough story within the shorter length, this wasn't one of them. Usually the heroines have an arc and development, but Corey's character is pretty consistent. She always doubts the ability of Ned, another slave, to judge with common sense and when he fades from the picture, it feels like his whole character took up valuable time that could have been spent making Corey and her migration to Philadelphia more effective. None of the characters have much depth, which is a shame, given the serious subject of slavery and the responsibilities of emancipation.