| The Diary of Marie Landry: Acadian Exile Contributor(s): Allbritton, Stacy Demoran (Author), Haynes, Joyce (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1589808657 ISBN-13: 9781589808652 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011036808 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the Great Upheaval of 1755, the British forced the Acadians to leave their homes in the Canadian provinces and later the American colonies. Fourteen-year-old Marie Landry joins her family and friends on a mass exodus from Maryland to Louisiana 10 years later, where land awaits them. Along the way, she notes her feelings of despair and hope through candid diary entries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Haynes, Joyce: - Joyce Haynes, a resident of Pineville, Missouri, has won numerous local, state, and national awards for her illustrations.Allbritton, Stacy: - Stacy Demoran Allbritton is a former French and English teacher at Salmen High School in Slidell, Louisiana, and the founder of the school's French club, Le Cercle Français. Allbritton is a recipient of the James Whitlow Award in romance languages from the University of New Orleans, where she earned a BA in French and an MA in romance languages. Allbritton is a member of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. She divides her time between Monroe, Louisiana, and Paris, France. |