[ A GATHERING OF DAYS: A NEW ENGLAND GIRL'S JOURNAL, 1830-1832 ] By Blos, Joan W ( Author) 1990 [ Paperback ]

by Joan W Blos

Paperback

Published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Bruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blos’s poignant fictional diary of a 14-year-old New Hampshire girl in the early 1830s is well worth its 1980 John Newbery Medal which is “awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.” Through short diary entries the author reveals the joys and sorrows of life at that time, the contrast between rural life in New Hampshire and big city Boston, community division over the content of childhood education, the simmering tension over slavery, the trauma of death in the family, and the unexpected changes that are a part of everyone’s life.

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

charming ~ such a lovely, gentle read ~

[Madi grace C · Rating 1 out of 5]

What. I’m sorry. I COULNT UNDERSTAND A WORD. (I had to read this for school.)

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another challenge A book - not quite as enjoyable on audio due to the diary format but still good!!

[Kimberly Holderman · Rating 3 out of 5]

For challenge A
Sweet journal style with good historical context

[🦢 𝒾𝓈𝓁𝒶 · Rating 1 out of 5]

why tho. JUSTICE FOR CURTIS