| A Difficult Boy Contributor(s): Barker, M. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823420868 ISBN-13: 9780823420865 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: It is 1839 and nine-year-old Ethan finds himself an indentured servant working for Mr. Lyman, a mean-spirited shopkeeper in Massachusetts. When Ethan and another young servant are beated by Mr. Lyman, the two boys find out what it takes to be a friend. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007037059 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.86" W x 8.32" (1.08 lbs) 298 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barker, M. P.: - For nearly ten years, M. P. Barker worked as a costumed historical interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. She got a firsthand taste of nineteenth century New England rural life by milking cows, mucking out barns, and doing other tasks which helped her bring realism and immediacy to "A Difficult Boy's setting and characters." For nine years, M. P. Barker has been an archivist at the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. She has more than two decades of experience as a historian, archivist, and writer. |