A Gathering of Days
A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 : A Novel
Book - 1979
The journal of a 14-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend.
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Publisher:
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1979.
ISBN:
9780684163406
0684163403
0684163403
Branch Call Number:
j F BLOS J
Characteristics:
144 pages ; 22 cm.
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lms
May 07, 2008
"The journal of a fourteen-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend." (Novelist Review)
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Add a CommentA wonderful account of life during hard times in the 19th century, a family without a mother, being taken care of by their father. Reminiscent of Sarah Plain and Tall. Having long-lasting friendships, experiencing death, journaling memories...it's a very good read.