West of the moon

In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America.

Main Author:	Preus, Margi (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Amulet Books, [2014]
Subjects:	Human trafficking > Young adult fiction. Emigration and immigration > Young adult fiction. Norway > History > 19th century > Young adult fiction.

Summary:	In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America.
Physical Description:	213 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781419708961 (hbk.) 1419708961 (hbk.)
Author Notes:	Margi Preus is a New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book Heart of a Samurai and other notable books for young readers, including West of the Moon , Shadow on the Mountain , and Village of Scoundrels . She lives in Duluth, Minnesota, land of snow squalls and cardamom buns.