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Charlene Joy Talbot (1924–2013)

Auteur van Tomas Takes Charge

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Werken van Charlene Joy Talbot

Tomas Takes Charge (1966) 76 exemplaren
An Orphan for Nebraska (1979) 36 exemplaren
The Great Rat Island Adventure (1977) 27 exemplaren
Sodbuster Venture (1981) 16 exemplaren
A Home with Aunt Florry (1974) 15 exemplaren
Heart's Fury (1981) 10 exemplaren
No Sense of Humor (1985) 6 exemplaren
The Rite of Love (1982) 2 exemplaren
Heart's Paradise (1983) 1 exemplaar
Pássaros De Fogo 1 exemplaar
Príncipe Dos Mares 1 exemplaar
Hjärtats längtan (1982) 1 exemplaar
Never Say Never (1985) 1 exemplaar

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Set mostly in Nebraska at the same time Laura Ingalls was dealing with grasshoppers, this is the story of young Kevin. Kevin is orphaned on the ship coming to New York from Ireland, and worse yet, when he arrives in the US, he finds his only relative is in jail. The book is about the luck and pluck of the Irish lad as he assimilates and embraces his new homeland. Strains of Horatio Alger, certainly. A splendid glimpse into a little town on the prairie without any disagreeable Ma spoiling things.

The hardest thing to take about this hardcover book published in 1979 is the way it fell to pieces in my hands as I read it. The pages just fell out due to dried-up glue. So sad.
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14
Leden
194
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14
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