Jumping-Off Place - Softcover

McNeely, Marian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486815684 ISBN 13: 9780486815688

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc, 2017

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When Uncle Jim dies, Becky, Dick, Phil, and Joan are left to follow up on his homestead claim. The four orphaned children head for the South Dakota prairie, where they battle drought, squatters, and other challenges. This 1929 Newbery Honor book, inspired by the author's homesteading years, relates an exciting tale of adventure, resilience, and triumph over adversity.

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In the summer of 1910, four orphans leave their home in Wisconsin to "prove up" their claim to a parcel of land on the South Dakota prairie. Seventeen-year-old Becky Linville and her younger siblings—Dick, Phil, and Joan—hadn't intended to move to the newly opened Rosebud Reservation by themselves. But with their Uncle Jim's untimely death, the children are forced to follow up on the claim without adult supervision.
Uncle Jim left detailed instructions for his young relatives; but right from the start, homesteading turns out to be far more difficult than they expected. A family of ornery squatters have set up a shanty on the Linville claim and vandalized the property. A drought threatens the summer corn crop, and winter brings blizzards, relentless cold, and near-starvation. But prairie life isn't as lonely as it seems, and the Linvilles gradually form strong bonds within their far-flung community. The support of their new neighbors, together with their own growing self-reliance, helps the children rise to each challenge. An exciting tale of adventure, resilience, and triumph over adversity, this 1930 Newbery Honor Book was inspired by author Marian Hurd McNeely's homesteading years.
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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0486815684
• ISBN 13: 9780486815688
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320