| Lightning and Blackberries Contributor(s): Jefferson, Joanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551096544 ISBN-13: 9781551096544 Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN) OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Canada |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.45 lbs) 186 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Evans is the privileged and naOve only child of prominent New Englanders, part of a group of Planters who settled in Nova Scotia following the deportation of the Acadian people. As a teenager, she is leading a carefree life in the Annapolis Valley, tending to her cows on the family farm, daydreaming by the brook, and resisting her motheris attempts to refine her manners and marry her off. She thinks nothing will ever change. But a strangeris arrival at Evans Hall, and a chance meeting with a mysterious Acadian girl in the woods nearby turn Elizabethis carefree life upside down. And when she learns the truth about the history of the farm she loves so well, she knows nothing will ever be the same." |
Contributor Bio(s): Jefferson, Joanne: - Joanne K. Jefferson was born and raised in Halifax and now makes her home in West LaHave, Nova Scotia. Her poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction writing appear in a variety of Canadian publications. She leads writing workshops for young people at the Tatamagouche Centre and in schools around Nova Scotia. |