My Brother Abe: Sally Lincoln's Story Contributor(s): Mazer, Harry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416938842 ISBN-13: 9781416938842 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: In time for the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, an award-winning author brings to vivid life Abraham's sister Sally, in an adventure-filled novel about their childhood. Mazer gives a voice to a young girl who shaped the life of one of this country's greatest presidents. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2008001106 |
Lexile Measure: 700 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.6" (0.64 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Catalog Heading - Language Arts |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 128681 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Virtually nothing is known about Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's older sister. This novel will follow the few known facts of the Lincoln family's early life, starting with the Lincolns' move from Kentucky to Indiana when Sarah was nine. It will cover their years living in a log cabin, the death of Sarah and Abe's mother when Sarah was eleven and Sarah's new responsibilities as woman of the cabin, and will culminate in the arrival of a stepmother a year later. The details of Sarah's character will be invented, but this novel will give us real insight into Abraham Lincoln's childhood, as well as the role of women on the frontier. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mazer, Harry: - Harry Mazer is the author of many books for young readers, including Please, Somebody Tell Me Who I Am; My Brother Abe; the Boy at War trilogy; The Wild Kid; The Dog in the Freezer; The Island Keeper; and Snow Bound. His books have won numerous honors, including a Horn Book honor and an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults citation. Along with his wife, Norma Fox Mazer, Harry received an ALAN award in 2003 for outstanding contribution to adolescent literature. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont. |