I’ve learned more about the past from reading historical fiction than from classroom lectures; when details are part of a story, they stick much better in the mind. And historical fiction can make the reader care about the past and its people, so that when facts are offered in school, there’s an emotional framework to […]
Blue Willow
To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. Someday, Janey promised the willow plate, with its picture of a real house, her family would once again be able to set down roots in a community.
Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards.
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Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards.
Blue Willow
To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. Someday, Janey promised the willow plate, with its picture of a real house, her family would once again be able to set down roots in a community.
Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards.
Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780140309249 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Publication date: | 09/30/1976 |
Series: | Newbery Library, Puffin |
Pages: | 176 |
Sales rank: | 549,623 |
Product dimensions: | 5.13(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.44(d) |
Lexile: | 920L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 8 - 12 Years |
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