| Child of the Mountains Contributor(s): Shank, Marilyn Sue (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375873317 ISBN-13: 9780375873317 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - West Virginia - Topical - Family - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 151096 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's about keeping the faith. Growing up poor in 1953 in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia doesn't bother Lydia Hawkins. She treasures her tight-knit family. There's her loving mama, now widowed; her whip-smart younger brother BJ, who has cystic fibrosis; and wise old Gran. But everything falls apart after Gran and BJ die and Mama is jailed unjustly. Suddenly Lydia has lost all those dearest to her. Moving to a coal camp to live with her uncle William and aunt Ethel Mae only makes Lydia feel more alone. She is ridiculed at her new school for her outgrown homemade clothes and the way she talks, and for what the kids believe her mama did. And to make matters worse, she discovers that her uncle has been keeping a family secret--about her. If only Lydia, with her resilient spirit and determination, could find a way to clear her mother's name. . . . |