The jumping-off place / by Marian Hurd McNeely ; illustrated by William Siegel ; afterword by Jean Patrick.
2008
PZ7.M2326 Ju 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
The jumping-off place / by Marian Hurd McNeely ; illustrated by William Siegel ; afterword by Jean Patrick.
ISBN
9780979894046 (pbk.)
0979894042 (pbk.)
0979894042 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Pierre, S.D. : South Dakota State Historical Society Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
ix, 321 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
Call Number
PZ7.M2326 Ju 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
[Fic]
Summary
In the early 1900s, four orphaned siblings, the eldest being seventeen, set out to fulfill their uncle's dream of homesteading in Tripp County, South Dakota, and although they face drought, discomfort, and sabotaging squatters, new friends and inner strength help them carry on.
Note
"A Newberry honor book".
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