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Two sisters, Jeannie and Sarah, tell their separate yet tightly interwoven stories in alternating narrative poems. Each sister – Jeannie, who leaves Scotland during the Highland Clearances with her father, mother, and the younger children, and Sarah, who hides so she can stay behind with her... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sarah: 15, hides when family leaves Isle of Barra for Canada, and goes with Grandma Peggy to little island of Mingulay in the Scottish Hebrides
- Grandma Peggy: returns to little island of Mingulay in the Scottish Hebrides where she grew up and where her husband is buried
- Jeannie: boards ship for Canada with parents and younger siblings
- Murdo Campbell: young fisherman who is attracted to Sarah
First Sentence edit
All of us! Father, Mother, Jeannie, and the wee ones-Willie, Margaret, and Flora-Grandma Peggy, and myself.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Helen Frost (Author)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Siblings › Fiction
- Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Historical Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Teens › Social Issues
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
- Books › Children's Books › Issues
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction
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