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Book Description
Mattie Gokey has a word for everything. She collects words, stores them up as a way of fending off the hard truths of her life, the truths that she can't write down in stories.
The fresh pain of her mother's death. The burden of raising her sisters while her father struggles over his brokeback fContinue
Critics
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bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010
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Book Review: A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
A Northern Light is actually two parallel stories, following sixteen year old Mattie Gokey as she struggles to follow her dreams, beyond her harsh, bleak reality. In 1906, Mattie works as a maid at the Glenmore, an upscale hotel on the banks of Big M ... (read full critics)
thebooksmugglers published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010
2 Reviews
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always <3 jhutch [[-Onie-]] said on Aug 4, 2007 | Add your feedback
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I enjoyed this book a lot. It combined historical fiction and a mystery. It is even based on a true story. Mattie, a young woman, desires to educate herself in a time that women just don't do that. She has an outstanding role model in her teacher and a very good friend, Weaver, as guides and mentors ... (continue)
SheReads said on Mar 6, 2007 | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Hardcover 400 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0152167056
- ISBN-13: 9780152167059
- Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
- Pub date: Apr 01, 2003
- Dimensions: 1419 mm x 968 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780152167059 | Hardcover | $17.00 | $14.53 | bn.com |
| $17.00 | $14.71 | The Book Depository | ||
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A Northern Light By Jennifer Donnelly
Once kids hit the age of 13, they seem to be stuck between different worlds. They're still children, but they wish they were adults. They want to be trusted, but often act impulsively. Their reading, appropriately enough, is just as unpredictable as ... (read full critics)