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Children's Fiction Multigenerational

Frances /tp

by (author) William D. Valgardson

Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Initial publish date
Apr 2000
Category
Multigenerational, Girls & Women
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888993977
    Publish Date
    Apr 2000
    List Price
    $8.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 11 to 14
  • Grade: 6 to 9
  • Reading age: 11 to 14

Description

When Frances finds an old, mouse-eaten journal in a trunk at the family homestead, she is dismayed to find that the entries are written in Icelandic, and the pages are torn and moldy. Some things should just be left alone, warns her grandmother. Yet something pushes Frances to uncover the secrets that the book contains - secrets about her own past, filled with tales of forbidden love, hardship, scandal and ghosts. Award-winning author W.D. Valgardson's novel is a magical journey with an unforgettable heroine.

About the author

W. D. Valgarson is a novelist, short story writer, and poet. He lives in British Columbia.

William D. Valgardson's profile page

Awards

  • Long-listed, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize

Editorial Reviews

A splendid addition to the numerous intergenerational stories and many other fine books in which characters explore their family trees.

School Library Journal

What will hold readers is the lure of family secret, past and present, as well as the strong characterizations across generations and the sense of the wild beautiful place.

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