| Messenger Contributor(s): Schwartz, Virginia Frances (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550419463 ISBN-13: 9781550419467 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: Born only a week after the tragic death of her father, Frances Chopp grows up believing that she was sent to earth as her father.s messenger to pull her mother out of her grief. And in the years that follow, Frances tries to make sense of the hard times that have struck her immigrant family, even as she struggles to understand the puzzle of her family.s past. Set in the mining and steel towns of Southern Ontario in the years between the wars, Messenger is a moving story of familial love and the determination to survive. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Canada - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.36" W x 8.26" (0.76 lbs) 282 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Ontario - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 65222 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born only a week after the tragic death of her father, Frances Chopp grows up believing that she was sent to earth as her father's messenger to pull her mother out of her grief. And in the years that follow, Frances tries to make sense of the hard times that have struck her immigrant family, even as she struggles to understand the puzzle of her family's past. Set in the mining and steel towns of Southern Ontario in the years between the wars, Messenger is a moving story of familial love and the determination to survive. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schwartz, Virginia: - Virginia Frances SchwartzSchwartz, Virginia Frances: - Virginia Frances Schwartz is the author of three historical novels, including Messenger and Send One Angel Down, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and winner of a Parent's Choice Gold Award. Born in Ontario, Canada, Virginia now lives in New York City, where she teaches writing to elementary school children. |