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| A Bride for Anna's Papa Marvin, Isabel A Story of Finnish Immigrants. It's 1907 and 13-year-old Anna Kallio is forced to leave school to keep house for her father and younger brother after he mother dies. Anna and her brother conspire to find a wife for their father so that Anna can return to school--even if it means a mail-order bride from Finland! Ages 8-13. Fiction. Paperback. HIB 550 $6.95 |
Britta's Journey Mershon, Ann Marie Based on the true story of a family's 1904 emigration, Britta's Journey relates a young girl's experience as she travels across two seas to a new life. Britta remains hopeful as her family endures many trials and through them she discovers inner strength and resourcefulness she never knew she had. 207 pages. Ages 9-12. Fiction. Paperback. HIB 555 $14.00 |