Downright Dencey
Downright Dencey
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003
Book Brief
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Novel • Fiction
Nantucket, Massachusetts • 1820s
2003
YA
9-12 years
Super Short Summary
Downright Dencey by Caroline Dale Snedeker is about a young girl named Dencey Coffyn who lives in a Nantucket Quaker community in the early 19th century. Facing societal challenges and personal struggles, Dencey learns about friendship, compassion, and perseverance while navigating the complexities of her environment and forming an unexpected bond.
Nostalgic
Inspirational
Contemplative
Bittersweet
Reviews & Readership
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Review Roundup
Downright Dencey by Caroline Dale Snedeker is praised for its rich historical detail and engaging storytelling, set in a Quaker community. Readers appreciate its strong character development, particularly of the young protagonist, Dencey. Some critique its slow pacing and predictability. Overall, it offers a charming glimpse into 19th-century life through Dencey's adventures.
Who Should Read Downright Dencey?
A reader who enjoys Downright Dencey appreciates historical fiction with themes of growth and redemption. Similar to readers of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, they savor rich character development and explore moral and societal challenges in a historical context.
342 ratings
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Novel • Fiction
Nantucket, Massachusetts • 1820s
2003
YA
9-12 years
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