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Better to wish the first generation

In 1930 Abby Nichols is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Maine, but as the Depression deepens, and her mother dies, the responsibility of taking care of her family falls to her, and she has to put her dreams of going to college and becoming a writer on hold.

Main Author: Martin, Ann M., 1955-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Press, 2013.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Family tree ; #01
Subjects:
Families > Maine > Juvenile fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Juvenile fiction.
Maine > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: In 1930 Abby Nichols is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Maine, but as the Depression deepens, and her mother dies, the responsibility of taking care of her family falls to her, and she has to put her dreams of going to college and becoming a writer on hold.
Physical Description: 226 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780545359429 (jacketed hardcover)
0545359422 (jacketed hardcover)
Author Notes: Ann Mathews Martin was born on August 12, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey. She received a degree in elementary education and psychology from Smith College. She worked as a teacher, was an editor of children's books for both Bantam and Scholastic, and then became a full-time writer.

She is the author of several series including the Baby-sitters Club series, Baby-Sitters Little Sister series, California Diaries series, and Main Street series. Her other works include Ten Kids No Pets, Here Today, On Christmas Eve, and Rain Reign.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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