by Isabel Marvin
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A story about Finnish Immigrants on Minnesota's Iron Range in 1907. Thirteen-year-old Anna Kallio is forced to leave school to keep house for her father and younger brother after her mother dies. Anna and her brother conspire to find a wife for their father so Anna can return to school--even if it means a mail-order bride from Finland! This children's novel contains almost all of the crises common to immigrant life, and serves as a great introduction to the study of immigration and to Finnish-American customs.
Ages 8-12.
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by Isabel Marvin
Paperback
A story about Finnish Immigrants on Minnesota's Iron Range in 1907. Thirteen-year-old Anna Kallio is forced to leave school to keep house for her father and younger brother after her mother dies. Anna and her brother conspire to find a wife for their father so Anna can return ... ... more -
by Frances Arrington
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Similar to the theme in Dandelions (listed above), this novel strengthens the element of suspense as 11-year-old Polly and her sister, Jessie, are forced to hide in the tall prairie grass so their only neighbors, the mean-spirited Smiths, do not put the girls on an orphan train. For grades 4 -- 7. ... ... moreby Frances Arrington
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Similar to the theme in Dandelions (listed above), this novel strengthens the element of suspense as 11-year-old Polly and her sister, Jessie, are forced to hide in the tall prairie grass so their only neighbors, the mean-spirited Smiths, do not put the girls on an orphan train. For grades 4 -- 7.