A Lantern in Her Hand
A Lantern in Her Hand
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A Lantern in Her Hand

Written by Bess Streeter Aldrich
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251
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1020L
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Apr 1, 1997
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When A Lantern in Her Hand came out in 1928, critics took little notice, but people everywhere soon discovered it. By the end of 1919, even as the Great Depression set in, Bess Streeter Aldrich’s novel was in its twenty-first printing. Now translated into over twenty languages, A Lantern in Her Hand has outlasted literary fashions to touch generations of readers. It is the classic story of a pioneer woman. Bess Streeter Aldrich knew what she was writing about. Her protagonist, a strong-minded pioneer woman named Abbie Deal, was modeled on her own mother, who in 1854 had traveled by covered wagon to the Midwest. In A Lantern in Her Hand, Abbie accompanies her family to the soon-to-be state of Nebraska. There, in 1865, she marries and settles into a sod house of her own. The novel describes Abbie’s years of child-raising, of making a frontier home able to withstand every adversity. A disciplined writer knowledgeable about true stories of pioneer days in Nebraska, Bess Streeter Aldrich conveys the strength of everyday things, the surprise of familiar faces, and the look of the unspoiled landscape during different seasons. Refusing to be broken by hard experience, Abbie sets a joyful example for her family - and for her readers. This Bison Book edition includes Bess Streeter Aldrich’s own story of how she came to write A Lantern in Her Hand.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780140384284
    Publication Date
    April 1, 1997
    Publisher
    Viking Books For Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1928
    Page Count
    251
    Audience
    Adult
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    96034910
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    35269946
    Lexile® Level
    1020L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Y
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    14
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    11474
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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