Two Sloughs - Couverture souple

Small, Sally

 
9780595528776: Two Sloughs
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595528775 ISBN 13 : 9780595528776
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

A young elementary school principal grapples with the problems of a small river town just after the Second World War. The Sacramento River plays a major role in this novel. The town's inhabitants: a mixed bag of descendents of the Chinese who built the levees, itinerant "Okies," Japanese farmers just returned from relocation camps and local farmers, have all survived the war, more or less. The future looks wide open.Miss Jean Hardy is nobody's fool, but she has met her match in eleven year old Lionel. Her dream of winning the State Band Competition against larger, richer schools that have uniforms and shiny new instruments unites the town and leads to an unexpected love story and heartwarming consequences.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A young elementary school principal grapples with the problems of a small river town just after the Second World War. The Sacramento River plays a major role in this novel. The town's inhabitants: a mixed bag of descendents of the Chinese who built the levees, itinerant "Okies," Japanese farmers just returned from relocation camps and local farmers, have all survived the war, more or less. The future looks wide open.Miss Jean Hardy is nobody's fool, but she has met her match in eleven year old Lionel. Her dream of winning the State Band Competition against larger, richer schools that have uniforms and shiny new instruments unites the town and leads to an unexpected love story and heartwarming consequences.

Biographie de l'auteur

California writer Sally Small grew up in the Sacramento Delta. She has received awards from the National League of American Pen Women, Feldspar and San Francisco State University. Her work has appeared in THE BERKELEY MONTHLY, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, NATURE CONSERVANCY and THE NEW YORKER.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595528775
ISBN 13 
9780595528776
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
152
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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