Winner of the 1980 Newbery Medal
This 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 her younger sister. The journal details her daily life between the years 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.--from the publisher
Tone: Low-key, intense and reflective
144 pages 978-0153052231 Ages 9-12
Keywords: historical fiction, journal, family, daily life, girls and women, slavery, marriage, death and dying, friends, friendship, Newbery Medal, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old