Jericho
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| Author(s) | Janet Hickman |
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| Publisher | Greenwillow Books |
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| Twelve-year-old Angela, her brother, Brian, and their parents are spending their vacation with Gram and Great-Grandmother GrandMin. Angela is lonely in her mother’s hometown of Gatesville, once called Jericho. There’s no one her age, and she cannot get used to the fact that GrandMin doesn’t recognize her. In alternate sections, the past and present lives of the protagonists, Min and Angela, unfold.
This is the engrossing story of four generations of women, going back to Great-Grandmother GrandMin… “Who did you say you were?” GrandMin asks Angela, and not… | |
Twelve-year-old Angela, her brother, Brian, and their parents are spending their vacation with Gram and Great-Grandmother GrandMin. Angela is lonely in her mother’s hometown of Gatesville, once called Jericho. There’s no one her age, and she cannot get used to the fact that GrandMin doesn’t recognize her. In alternate sections, the past and present lives of the protagonists, Min and Angela, unfold.
This is the engrossing story of four generations of women, going back to Great-Grandmother GrandMin…
“Who did you say you were?” GrandMin asks Angela, and not for the first time. Angela answers patiently, but she cannot get used to the fact that GrandmaMin does not know her. Twelve-year-old Angela, her brother, Brian, and their parents are spending their vacation with Gram and Great-Grandmother GrandMin. Angela is lonely in her mother’s hometown of Gatesville, once called Jericho. There are no young people her age in teh town, and their visit has to be prolonged when Gram sprains her ankle.
In alternate sections Janet Hickman seamlessly interweaves the past and present as the lives of her protagonists, Min and Angela, unfold. This spare, beautifully written, emotion-packed story is unforgettable.
