Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams - Couverture rigide

Avi

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0060251794 ISBN 13 : 9780060251796

Editeur : Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1997

Synopsis

Book by Avi

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Avi is the award-winning author of more than seventy-five books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives outside Denver, Colorado. You can visit him online at www.avi-writer.com.

Avi is the highly respected author of the Scott O’Dell Award winning The Fighting Ground and the Newbery Honor Books The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, Avi now lives in Boulder, Colorado.

James Watling has illustrated many children’s books with historical themes including The First Thanksgiving by Linda Hayward. He lives near Montreal, Canada.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The year is 1635, and Mary Williams and her family live in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her father, Roger, is on trial for preaching new ideas about freedom. When found guilty, he flees into the cold, telling Mary that she must trust in God's providence to see him to safety.

Roger's only hope of survival lies with the Narragansett Indians. Will Mary ever see her father again?

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0060251794
• ISBN 13: 9780060251796
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Watling James