In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
0027346102
ISBN-13
9780027346107
Publication Date
Mar 1987
Item Weight
1.10 pounds
Length
7.64 inch
Width
5.12 inch
Height
0.79 inch
First Sentence
Many years after reading Calico Bush two memories remained clear: the rugged beauty of its setting and the inner courage of Marguerite Ledoux.
Rachel Lyman Field (September 19, 1894 – March 15, 1942) was an American novelist, poet, and children's fiction writer. She is best known for the Newbery Award–winning Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Field also won a National Book Award, Newbery Honor award and two of her books are on the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award list. In May 2021, a complete biography of Rachel Field's life, written by author Robin Clifford Wood , will be published by She Writes Press.
