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Author
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
1984.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Deeply wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp, whose beauty and rich abundance provide her with the means to better her life.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1915]
Language
English
Description
This early 20th-century classic chronicles the adventures of an orphaned newspaper boy in his 'hand-to-hand scuffle' with life in a midwestern metropolis. Gene Stratton-Porter's faith in the healing power of nature is also apparent, in a lovingly depicted tamarack swamp set near the city.
5) Freckles
Author
Language
English
Description
Orphaned and maimed, Freckles' bitterness about his fate is lessened when he is hired to guard a stretch of lumber in the wild Limberlost, and, after meeting the beautiful "Swamp Angel," he determines to find out about his past.
Author
Publisher
Grosset
Pub. Date
[1913]
Language
English
Description
A classic novel with a time-tested model for how to raise a happy, well-educated family. 'Do you know that being a stranger is the hardest thing that can happen to anyone in all this world?' Laddie: A True Blue Story by Gene Stratton-Porter is a charming fictionalization of the author's own childhood. Featuring a loving family on a small farm, this delightful novel should not be missed.
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