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Sally #2
Five Bushel Farm
A companion story to an earlier book by the same author entitled "Away goes Sally." This story is about Andy who came to live near Sally in the Penobscot valley back in pioneer days.
THE LIVES OF THE TITCOMBS are ruled by foolish Mrs. Titcomb's dreams. For instance, she has dreamt that Captain Patterson, the father of their young boarder Andrew, has drowned and that they are to leave the only place Captain Patterson would know to look for his son. Though the ship is four months overdue, Andrew cannot believe that his father is dead. Caught up in the hopelessly futile whims of his guardians, he tries to leave what clues he can.
Here is another authentic Early American story complete with poems and young Sally's irrepressible spirit.
THE LIVES OF THE TITCOMBS are ruled by foolish Mrs. Titcomb's dreams. For instance, she has dreamt that Captain Patterson, the father of their young boarder Andrew, has drowned and that they are to leave the only place Captain Patterson would know to look for his son. Though the ship is four months overdue, Andrew cannot believe that his father is dead. Caught up in the hopelessly futile whims of his guardians, he tries to leave what clues he can.
Here is another authentic Early American story complete with poems and young Sally's irrepressible spirit.
143 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1939
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Elizabeth Coatsworth
179 books47 followersElizabeth Jane Coatsworth was best known as the author of Away Goes Sally, The Cat Who Went to Heaven, which won the 1931 Newbery Medal, and the four Incredible Tales, but in fact she wrote more than 90 books for children. She was extremely interested in the world around her, particularly the people of Maine, as well as the houses and the surrounding land. She also loved the history and myths of her favorite places, those near her home and those encountered on her countless travels.
Coatsworth graduated from Vassar College in 1915 and received a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1916. In 1929, she married writer Henry Beston, with whom she had two children. When she was in her thirties, her first books of adult poetry were published. For over fifty years, she continued to write and publish poetry in collections and to weave poems between the chapters of her books of fiction.
Coatsworth graduated from Vassar College in 1915 and received a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1916. In 1929, she married writer Henry Beston, with whom she had two children. When she was in her thirties, her first books of adult poetry were published. For over fifty years, she continued to write and publish poetry in collections and to weave poems between the chapters of her books of fiction.
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March 2, 2025
4 stars -- This is an interesting second in a series. I was 40 pages in before I realized that those first 40 follow the same timeframe as Away Goes Sally. At that point, the storylines begin to converge. Because this is a second, I don't want to say too much about the plot, but there are some situations that I was caught off guard by. First is verbal and emotional abuse of a child. I know that just because a book is 'old' does not mean that it is morally good. I know this. But I was truly unsettled by the incident. Also, the treatment of Indians in the story really is interesting as well. I feel that Coatsworth makes multiple attempts to make her true feelings apparent, but the way those attempts are written almost makes it seem that she is afraid of crossing a line. Many of the characters' attitudes reinforce human behavior that still exists today: People find it easier to be ugly about what they don't understand than to try to understand it, sadly enough. Throughout this novel Sally - and now Andrew too - are examples for their elders. I hope to find the last three books in this series to see if that continues!
January 30, 2012
This is book #2 of the Sally Series (you can read book 1 review here - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38...) ...but unlike most book series the author *switches* the main character on you!?? :( I was very confused at first, then it was rather annoying to find the beloved character from book #1 doesn't come in until somewhere around chapter #2?! :/ But, I liked this new character so I forgive the author about this little detail. ;)
Book #2...begins with Andrew, a boy who has been anxiously awaiting his father's return from sea. But the people he is living with say he must have died by now as his return is long overdue (Andrew is certain it cannot be true!). They are ready to move on but what is he to do? Should he stay and wait for a father who may never return or continue on with this older couple he doesn't like?
*this book goes back aways on the "timeline" of events and Andrew is at the homestead already when Sally and her family arrive from book #1. ;)
This book was so much fun to read! The only problem was a small matter of the woman of the couple he stayed with has a sort of "vision" which I didn't especially like, but again, it only was a short thing of about a paragraph so it wasn't like other books and wasn't too bad.
Book #2...begins with Andrew, a boy who has been anxiously awaiting his father's return from sea. But the people he is living with say he must have died by now as his return is long overdue (Andrew is certain it cannot be true!). They are ready to move on but what is he to do? Should he stay and wait for a father who may never return or continue on with this older couple he doesn't like?
*this book goes back aways on the "timeline" of events and Andrew is at the homestead already when Sally and her family arrive from book #1. ;)
This book was so much fun to read! The only problem was a small matter of the woman of the couple he stayed with has a sort of "vision" which I didn't especially like, but again, it only was a short thing of about a paragraph so it wasn't like other books and wasn't too bad.
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