| The Reapers' Song Repackaged Edition Contributor(s): Snelling, Lauraine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764201948 ISBN-13: 9780764201943 Publisher: Bethany House Publishers OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Ever so slowly Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast prairie into rich farmland. With the coming of the railroad, the small town of Blessing begins to prosper, and the Bjorklund family is reaping the promised harvest that had lured them from their beloved home in Norway. But for Ingeborg and Haakan, realizing their dreams will not come without a struggle. After their own fields are harvested, Haakan and the neighboring men take the steam engine and the separator on the road, threshing for other homesteaders in return for a portion of their grain. With Haakan away and the fields standing idle, Ingeborg frets over work yet to be done. Fearing an early change of seasons, she takes matters into her own hands. Has the land become more important to Ingeborg than her own family? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Historical - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97045443 |
| Series: Red River of the North (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Evangelical |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 53303 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ever so slowly Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast prairie into rich farmland. With the coming of the railroad, the small town of Blessing begins to prosper, and the Bjorklund family is reaping the promised harvest that had lured them from their beloved home in Norway. But for Ingeborg and Haakan, realizing their dreams will not come without a struggle. After their own fields are harvested, Haakan and the neighboring men take the steam engine and the separator on the road, threshing for other homesteaders in return for a portion of their grain. With Haakan away and the fields standing idle, Ingeborg frets over work yet to be done. Fearing an early change of seasons, she takes matters into her own hands. Has the land become more important to Ingeborg than her own family? |
Contributor Bio(s): Snelling, Lauraine: - Lauraine Snelling (www.laurainesnelling.com) is the award-winning author of more than 70 books, fiction and nonfiction, for adults and young adults. Her books have sold more than 5 million copies. Besides writing books and articles, she teaches at writers' conferences across the country. She and her husband make their home in Tehachapi, California. |