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Melissa Wiley

Auteur van The Little House in the Highlands

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Werken van Melissa Wiley

The Little House in the Highlands (1999) 709 exemplaren
The Adventures of Laura and Jack (1932) — Adapter — 653 exemplaren
Animal Adventures (Little House Chapter Books) (1997) — Adapter — 622 exemplaren
Little House by Boston Bay (1999) 582 exemplaren
The Far Side of the Loch (2000) 443 exemplaren
Down to the Bonny Glen (2001) 364 exemplaren
On Tide Mill Lane (2001) 361 exemplaren
Beyond the Heather Hills (2003) 302 exemplaren
The Prairie Thief (2012) 284 exemplaren
The Road from Roxbury (2002) 259 exemplaren
Across the Puddingstone Dam (2004) 226 exemplaren
Fox and Crow are NOT Friends (2012) 156 exemplaren
Farmer Boy Days (Little House Chapter Book) (1998) — Adapter — 104 exemplaren
The Nerviest Girl in the World (2018) 83 exemplaren
Inch and Roly Make a Wish (2012) 41 exemplaren

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Gangbare naam
Wiley, Melissa
Officiële naam
Peterson, Melissa A.
Geboortedatum
1968-12-17
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
San Diego, California, USA
Relaties
Peterson, Scott (husband)
Agent
Liza Voges

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It's 1788, and six year old Martha lives in a little stone in Glencraid, Scotland. Martha's father is Laird Glencaraid, and the life of the Laird's daughter is not always easy for a lively girl like Martha. She would rather be running barefoot through the fields of heather and listening to magical tales of fairies and other Wee Folk than learning to sew like a proper young lady. But between her dreaded sewing lessons, Martha still finds time to play on the rolling Scottish hills.
 
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PlumfieldCH | 9 andere besprekingen | Dec 17, 2023 |
It's 1814 and Charlotte lives just outside the city of Boston. She always has something to look forward to--tending Mama's garden, visiting Papa's blacksmith shop, and embarking on her very own Scottish adventure!
 
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PlumfieldCH | 6 andere besprekingen | Dec 16, 2023 |
I really enjoyed this book about making silent movies. I really liked Pearls character and felt she was very relatable. I liked the dynamic between her and her brothers, they would tease her mercilessly but when it came right down to it, they loved her and would protect her. I thought all of the characters were very realistic. Her parents reluctance to let her act but finally letting her do it rang very true for what parents would actually do.
I thought the whole bit about raising ostriches was really interesting and taking the feathers to "town" once a year. I had never really thought about people raising the birds for the feathers that women used to wear on their hats.
The only thing I didn't love was that the story started in the middle of the scene and then the book went back in time and I kept waiting for them to get back to that scene but it wasn't until near the end of the book.
Overall though, a nice clean book for kids. I would highly recommend that you read the authors note at the end. Really interesting and made the story seem even better when you know that's it's loosely based on real people.
If you enjoyed this book I would also recommend Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen by Anne Nesbet which is also about a young girl making silent movies.
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Piper29 | 1 andere bespreking | Jun 18, 2023 |
This book is really amazing! The main character is brave and real. The story and plot was very interesting and I really liked it! I think you all should read it!
 
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MollyGroff | 1 andere bespreking | May 23, 2022 |

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Werken
28
Ook door
1
Leden
5,321
Populariteit
#4,678
Waardering
3.8
Besprekingen
59
ISBNs
141
Favoriet
10

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