| A Long Way from the Strawberry Patch: The Life of Leah Chase Contributor(s): Allen, Carol (Author), Chase, Leah (With) |
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ISBN: 1455625035 ISBN-13: 9781455625031 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Intermediate |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born in 1923 in Madisonville, Louisiana, Leah Chase would marry into the Chase restaurant family in nearby New Orleans, but that small geographic move would end up taking her worlds away. Today she is a national-award-winning cook and civic figure. This novel, told in the form of letters to God, shares her inspirational journey with middle-grade readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, Carol: - Carol Allen began her career as an educator and school administrator in public schools in Louisiana and Nebraska and as a university professor in South Carolina. She founded and, for six years, directed the Paris Writers Workshop and organized the international conference, Women on the Move. She is the author of a book of children's poetry and has edited a collection of essays by women on living abroad. Allen divides her time between Provence and Paris, France, and New Orleans, Louisiana. |