The Year We Were FamousThe Year We Were Famous
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eBook, 2011
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Current format, eBook, 2011, , Available. Offered in 0 more formatsWith their family home facing foreclosure, seventeen-year-old Clara Estby and her mother, Helga, need to raise a lot of money fast -- no easy feat for two women in 1896. Helga wants to tackle the problem with her usual loud and flashy style, while Clara favors a less showy approach. Together they come up with a plan to walk the 4,600 miles from Mica Creek, Washington, to New York City -- and if they can do it in only seven months, a publisher has agreed to give them $10,000. Based on the true story of the author's great-aunt and great-grandmother, this is a fast-paced historical adventure that sets the drama of Around the World in Eighty Days against an American backdrop during the time of the suffragist movement, the 1896 presidential campaign, and the changing perception of "a woman's place" in society.
Winner of the SCBWI Sue Alexander Award for Most Promising Manuscript "The journey in itself is amazing, but Dagg's tender portrayal of a mother and daughter who learn to appreciate and forgive each other makes it unforgettable." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Readers will enjoy the feminist adventures." -- Kirkus Reviews
Winner of the SCBWI Sue Alexander Award for Most Promising Manuscript "The journey in itself is amazing, but Dagg's tender portrayal of a mother and daughter who learn to appreciate and forgive each other makes it unforgettable." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Readers will enjoy the feminist adventures." -- Kirkus Reviews
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- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
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