Windy Hill (eBook)

Cornelia Meigs (Autor)

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2017
144 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82439-0 (ISBN)

Infos

In this suspenseful 1922 Newbery Honor Book, a pair of teens visiting a troubled cousin befriend a beekeeper whose tales of the region's past and their ancestors' history unlock a family mystery.

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A pair of teens visiting their wealthy cousin in a sleepy seaside town stumble upon a family mystery in this suspenseful Newbery Honor Book. Oliver and Janet sense immediately that something's wrong with Cousin Jasper, who barely acknowledges their arrival and remains strangely nervous and preoccupied. The brother and sister soon realize that the trouble is not confined to their cousin's house; conflict is brewing all over the hills and farms of Medford Valley. Oliver and Janet form a friendship with a mysterious local beekeeper and his daughter. The beekeeper tells the children tales of the region's past as well as incidents from the lives of their ancestors — stories that help them piece together the scattered clues to the secret behind their cousin's depression and the discord that plagues the community. Armed with their new discoveries, Oliver and Janet attempt to overcome three generations of jealousy and greed with honor and integrity.

Autor

Children's author Cornelia Meigs (1884–1973) was an English teacher as well as a historian and critic of children's literature. Her 1933 biography of Louisa May Alcott, Invincible Louisa,won the Newbery Medal, and she wrote three Newbery Honor books, including The Windy Hill.

Inhalt

I. The BeemanII. The Seven Brothers of the SunIII. John Massey's LandlordIV. The Garden WallV. The Ghost ShipVI. Janet's AdventureVII. The Portrait of CicelyVIII. The Fiddler of Apple Tree LaneIX. The Fiddler of Apple Tree Lane (Continued)X. A Man of StrawXI. Three CousinsXII. Medford River 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.7.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 176 g
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
• Schlagworte: American History • ancestral story • children's book • community despair • Depression • Friendship • helping a friend • historical-fiction • History • Juvenile Fiction • Mystery • neighbors • newbery honor • small town life • villages
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82439-X / 048682439X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82439-0 / 9780486824390