Time Enough For Drums was the only Rinaldi book I really got into (I tried with a couple others, but alas, the time periods were too late to really interest me at the time). There is a bit of romance in it, but there's also so much more. Some (at least from what I remember) very complex morality and family issues and whatnot. I really do recommend taking a chance on it; it's one of the books I've been meaning to reread for years now because of how it stuck with me.
And I tracked down that other book! It is simply titled 1787, and it's by Joan Anderson, if you're ever curious. There's a little bit of romance in that one, too, from what I remember (in that the main character has something of a girlfriend), but what I most remember is the CONSTITUTIONAL DRAMA, so I'm pretty sure the romance takes a back seat to the main plot.
Please do! There are never enough posts about children's books in the world.
I might just! I've been toying around with the idea of setting up a "review blog" or sorts, specifically for books and movies and whatever other media.
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Date: 2012-11-25 02:27 pm (UTC)And I tracked down that other book! It is simply titled 1787, and it's by Joan Anderson, if you're ever curious. There's a little bit of romance in that one, too, from what I remember (in that the main character has something of a girlfriend), but what I most remember is the CONSTITUTIONAL DRAMA, so I'm pretty sure the romance takes a back seat to the main plot.
Please do! There are never enough posts about children's books in the world.
I might just! I've been toying around with the idea of setting up a "review blog" or sorts, specifically for books and movies and whatever other media.