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Published Mar 2014
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by Peggy Riley
Published Feb 2014
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by Eowyn Ivey
Published Nov 2012
Read ReviewsAlaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart. In a moment of levity they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone--but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees.
by Janet Fitch
Published May 2000
Read ReviewsThe unforgettable story of Astrid's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in impossible circumstances.
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