IPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Plus: 1284x2778 IPhone Xs Max, iPhone 11 Pro Max: 1242x2688 IPhone X, iPhone Xs, iPhone 11 Pro: 1125x2436 IPhone 6 plus, iPhone 6s plus, iPhone 7 plus, iPhone 8 plus: 1242x2208 IPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone 8: 750x1334 IPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone SE: 640x1136 IPhone: iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS: 320x480 Readers will enjoy The Golden Day and will be eager to pick up Dubosarsky’s other titles, including The Red Shoe and The Word Snoop.MacBook Pro 13.3' Retina, MacBook Air 13' Retina, MacBook Air 13.3'(2020, M1): 2560x1600 Dual monitor: The book is also shorter than most YA novels and could be almost considered a novella, which would make it a great literary read for reluctant readers, both mid-grade and YA. The protagonists are all fourth-grade school girls, younger than YA readers. The days of innocence end and the girls must face the harshness of their loss.Īlthough this title does offer YA themes, it is appropriate for middle grade readers as well. As Robert Frost declares, “nothing gold can stay” – and the same is true for this golden day.

The girls are inquisitive, loyal, and bewildered.

She shows the impact of this tragedy in beautiful language and carefully formed characters. The girls are left to deal with the loss and the mystery of the incident.ĭubosarsky has eloquently crafted a coming-of-age mystery novel, inspired by art and news stories in Australia. On one of these outings, on a day that began with the hanging of one man and the drowning of another, Miss Renshaw disappears. Miss Renshaw not only uses these outings to enhance the girls’ education, but she is also secretly involved in a relationship with mysterious Morgan, the Garden’s caretaker. The girls’ teacher, Miss Renshaw, brings poetry to her students’ lives on daily outings to the Garden. While the Vietnam War rages in a distant land, eleven Australian school girls deal with their own struggles of friendship and mystery in Ursula Dubosarsky’s The Golden Day.

The Golden Cat by Max Brand