Fr. 13.30

A Bride for Anna's Papa

English · Paperback / Softback

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It's 1907 on Minnesota's "Iron Range" and the death of 13-year-old Anna Kallio's mother means that the girl must leave school in order to keep house for her father and younger brother. The family's hardships multiply with a miners' strike and the fear that Anna's father, a blacksmith, won't be able to find work. Frustrated by a life of grown-up concerns, Anna and her brother conspire to find a wife for their father so that Anna can return to school -- even if that means attempting a match with a mail-order bride from Finland! But the results of their efforts are different from anything they expected, and when Anna's father begins showing interest in her teacher, the girl finds herself torn by the realization that another woman may try to fill her mother's place. Vivid descriptions of family holidays and customs capture the Kallios' colorful Finnish heritage in this inspiring story of one girl's attempts to balance her dreams with her responsibilities.


Product details

Authors Isabel R Marvin, Isabel R. Marvin
Publisher Milkweed Editions
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 8 to 13
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 09.09.2004
 
EAN 9781571316509
ISBN 978-1-57131-650-9
No. of pages 144
Dimensions 131 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
Weight 177 g
Series Historical Fiction for Young R
Historical Fiction for Young Readers
Subjects Children's and young people's books
Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family

JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Marriage & Divorce, Narrative theme: Coming of age

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