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A Gathering of Days

by Joan W Blos

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Publisher Comments:

This novel, written in diary form, tells of "a pivotal year for 19th-century New Englander Catherine Cabot Hill--one of change, loss, and leave taking . . . a low-key, intense and reflective book".--"School Library Journal", starred review. 1980 Newbery Award book.
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About the Author

Joan W. Blos is the author of A Gathering of Days, winner of the 1980 Newbery Medal, the American Book Award, and other honors. She wrote, and later dramatized, Brothers of the Heart, also a work of historical fiction. Her other books include Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme, Martin's Hats, Old Henry (an award-winning picture book), The Heroine of the Titanic (also an award-winning story), and Hello, Shoes! She has been an editor, a lecturer, and a teacher of children's literature. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689714191
Author:
Blos, Joan W.
Publisher:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Author:
Blos, Joan W.
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Social Situations - Friendship
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Historical - United States - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical
Subject:
Diaries
Subject:
New hampshire
Subject:
New Hampshire Fiction.
Subject:
Newbery Medal.
Subject:
New Hampshire Juvenile fiction.
Subject:
Diaries -- Fiction.
Subject:
Childrens classics
Copyright:
1990
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
no. EA 26 (1988)
Publication Date:
October 1990
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.5 in 3.955 oz
Age Level:
09-12
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