A gathering of days a New England girl's journal, 1830-32 : a novel /
The book is written in the form of a journal kept by Catherine Hall, a young girl living in a rural village in New England with her widower father and younger sister. The journal details her daily life between the years of 1830 and 1832. Among the events of these two years are several that would hav...
| Main Author: | Blos, Joan W. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Scribner,
©1979.
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| Physical Description: |
144 pages ; 22 cm. Also issued online. |
| Series: |
Newbery Medal winner ;
1980. |
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| Summary: |
The book is written in the form of a journal kept by Catherine Hall, a young girl living in a rural village in New England with her widower father and younger sister. The journal details her daily life between the years of 1830 and 1832. Among the events of these two years are several that would have a profound impact on the rest of her life. These include her assistance to an escaped slave, her father's remarriage, and the sudden death of her best friend. 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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| Item Description: |
The book is written in the form of a journal kept by Catherine Hall, a young girl living in a rural village in New England with her widower father and younger sister. The journal details her daily life between the years of 1830 and 1832. Among the events of these two years are several that would have a profound impact on the rest of her life. These include her assistance to an escaped slave, her father's remarriage, and the sudden death of her best friend. 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. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.7 5. Also issued online. Newbery Medal, 1980. |
| Physical Description: |
144 pages ; 22 cm. Also issued online. |
| Awards: |
Newbery Medal, 1980. |
| ISBN: |
0684163403 9780684163406 |