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Tori and the Sleigh of Midnight Blue, North Dakota Institute of Regional Studies, NDSU, softcover. ISBN 978-0-911042-61-0. Ages 8-12. Eleven-year-old Tori and her family are struggling with the Great Depression in North Dakota, and the death of her beloved Papa has been the severest blow of all. To aspiring writer Tori, everything is changing for the worse—her friends are acting too grown-up, and her little brother Otto invades her privacy. When a Norwegian bachelor-farmer begins courting Mama, Tori writes in her journal that her life will be ruined. What will Tori discover about forgiveness and acceptance as she tries to keep her life from changing?
"Set in North Dakota during the Great Depression, Tori And The Sleigh Of Midnight Blue by Margo Sorenson is a young adult novel about Tori Olesen, an eleven-year-old girl who longs to be a writer yet has to deal with daily hardships such as her family's meager income and living, the loss of her beloved father, her nosy little brother, and most recently, the intrusion of a Norwegian bachelor courting her mother. Tori's struggle to come to terms with changes in her life and her family is thoughtfully and believably told in this highly recommended read whose a message transcends its setting."
--Midwest Book Review, 2003
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Nothing Is for Free, Perfection Learning, 1996. ISBN 978-0780755284 (library binding); 978-0789116802 (paperback). Ages 7-14. When Ike’s father loses his job during the Great Depression, the family must move to Ike’s uncle’s farm to live with his hated cousins, where they are definitely unwelcome. How can Ike handle his quick temper and still win out against his cousin?
Recommended in School Library Journal article, February, 1999, as one of five top picks for reluctant readers. Recommended by Shenandoah Valley VA Youth Librarians. In legal and social compliance with the State of CA Dept of Education.
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