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The unexpected lives of ordinary girls

Set in 1910s Colorado, Stanislava, a first-generation American from a Slovene immigrant family, struggles between her traditional Slovene community and her desire to pursue a new life as she navigates self-determination, family duty, and the search for belonging.

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Main Author: Coats, J. Anderson (Jillian Anderson) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Family life > Juvenile fiction.
Identity > Juvenile fiction.
Self-actualization > Juvenile fiction.
Colorado > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:Set in 1910s Colorado, Stanislava, a first-generation American from a Slovene immigrant family, struggles between her traditional Slovene community and her desire to pursue a new life as she navigates self-determination, family duty, and the search for belonging.
Physical Description:259 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 10 and Up.
ISBN:9781665968614
1665968613
Author Notes:J. Anderson Coats has master's degrees in history and library science and has published short stories in numerous literary magazines and anthologies. She is the author of the acclaimed novels The Wicked and the Just , The Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming , R Is for Rebel , The Green Children of Woolpit , and The Night Ride , as well as A Season Most Unfair and The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls . She lives with her family in Washington State. Visit her at JAndersonCoats.com.

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