The Hired Girl Contributor(s): Schlitz, Laura Amy (Author) |
|
ISBN: 0763694509 ISBN-13: 9780763694500 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Religious - Jewish - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Class Differences - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 810 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 176200 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 18.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Schlitz has crafted another exquisite literary gem, one told entirely via Joan's vivid, humorous, and emotionally resonant diary entries." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart and her hope out into her diary -- because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm girl could only dream of: a woman with a future. Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz brings her delicious wit and keen eye to early twentieth-century America in a moving yet comedic tour de force, available in paperback. |