The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek
Author | : Robin Moore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1990 |
ISBN-10 | : 0673801470 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780673801470 |
Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Maggie Callahan, who has a special talent for making bread, struggles to survive on the Pennsylvania frontier in the late 1700s. Fourteen-year-old Maggie Callahan, who has a special talent for making bread, struggles to survive on the Pennsylvania frontier in the late 1700s. A moving saga of young Maggie Callahan, who arrives after a long journey from Philadelphia to live with her Aunt Franny, only to find an empty cabin. Becoming part of a strange family, the courageous Maggie faces difficult choices of life on the frontier. "Vividly portrays the danger and excitement of early America."