Ipswich Public Library

A gathering of days, a New England girl's journal, 1830-32 : a novel, a novel by Joan Blos

Label
A gathering of days, a New England girl's journal, 1830-32 : a novel, a novel by Joan Blos
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
A gathering of days
Oclc number
5171140
Responsibility statement
a novel by Joan Blos
Series statement
Newbery Medal winner, 1980
Sub title
a New England girl's journal, 1830-32 : a novel
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
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
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