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Synopsis
Jessie and Polly spend all day looking for Mama on the horizon, over the endless waves of grass. But when it is night, and she has still not returned to their soddy, they know she is gone. And with their father helping his brother miles away, they know they must survive alone. They are determined to! Even if it means hiding in the prairie sloughgrass to protect themselves from the greedy and suspicious Smiths, the only neighbors they have. Here in this starkly beautiful novel set on the open prairie in 1879, Frances Arrington reveals the raw pioneers courage and strong humanity of two young sisters who dare to face a new world alone. [From the dust jacket:] "When eleven-year-old Polly and nine-year-old Jessie come back to their prairie soddy and discover Mama just sitting there, rocking and not saying anything, they know it has something to do with her losing the baby in the winter. And they know Papa's not coming back from his brother's farm soon enough to help them. But, sure as they're alive and the prairie is blue, they also know they need to keep going, for Mama, for Papa, and for themselves. Even despite their meddling prairie neighbors, the Smiths! And the sisters do keep going until one day, hiding from the Smiths in the tall sloughgrass by the river, they get lost. Now, how brave are they? How clever? How certain are they that they can survive? In this young and heroic story, set on the open prairie in the 1870s, first- time novelist Frances Arrington reveals the pioneer courage of two young sisters who, armed with their love for each other, dare to face a new world alone. Historical fiction at its best."
Copyright:
2000

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
140 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780399235641
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Frances Arrington
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:
Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Submitted By:
Sandra Ryan
Proofread By:
Lissi
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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