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Secret of the Satilfa

A Novel

by Ted M. Dunagan
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Winner of the 2011 Georgia Author of the Year Award for Young Adult Fiction
Ted Dunagan, named 2009 Georgia Author of the Year in the young adult category for his debut novel A Yellow Watermelon, continues the saga of two adventuresome boys in this sequel, Secret of the Satilfa. Both books are set squarely in the Southern literary tradition as they reveal the lives of young Ted and Poudlum, friends despite the racial divide in rural Alabama in the late 1940s. In the fall of 1948, Ted and Poudlum have their post-Thanksgiving fishing trip to the Cypress Hole on the Satilfa Creek interrupted by unwelcome visitors—fugitive bank robbers. They manage to escape and return to the Satilfa to search—along with seemingly half the locals—for money rumored to have been hidden by the criminals. However, Ted and Poudlum have a clue no one else possesses. Through their exposure to some memorable individuals, the boys grow in character and knowledge as they hunt for the missing treasure.

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  • Release date

    June 1, 2010

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781603060776

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781603060776
      • File size: 957 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.8
    • Lexile® Measure: 990
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4-7

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      March 1, 2011

      Gr 4-7-Ted and Poudlum, who live in Alabama in 1948, find themselves at the mercy of two bank robbers while on a fishing trip. The friends have endured tough situations before, and they overcome them again in this sequel to A Yellow Watermelon (NewSouth, 2007). Lots of adventures ensue, including being tied to the underside of a bridge, having a run-in with a rattlesnake, outsmarting the thieves, searching for the stolen money, and witnessing a courtroom drama. Dunagan maintains the novel's momentum at the end when Ted attends Poudlum's church, a place where black angels sing and the preacher gives a rousing sermon. The author delineates the theme of friendship well, and the boys' relationship rings true. Most of the other characters, aside from Ted's Uncle Curvin and brother Fred, are one-dimensional, and Uncle Curvin's multiple comments about civic responsibility come across as didactic. Negative aspects of the South, including racial epithets and incorrect grammar, are in keeping with the time and place. Readers unfamiliar with the first book might wonder how the boys' interracial friendship began, but they're sure to become absorbed in Ted and Poudlum's current circumstances. This novel has plenty of action and suspense to engage reluctant readers.-Hilary Writt, Sullivan University, Lexington, KY

      Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2010
      In 1948 Alabama, Ted, who's white, and Poudlum, who's black, go fishing; they don't expect to become temporary prisoners of bank robbers. When the thieves are captured but the money remains at large, the boys begin a search for the missing loot. This down-home adventure paints a picture of its setting but is marred by clumsy writing (including Poudlum's awkwardly rendered dialect).

      (Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.8
  • Lexile® Measure:990
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4-7

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