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Annie's Choice
Living on her family's farm in the 1920's, Annie must decide whether to go on to high school or stay at home to help her mother.
200 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1993
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Clara Gillow Clark
6 books6 followersThe youngest child in a family who came from "a long line of farmers and readers," Clara Gillow Clark began school in a one-room schoolhouse and-when she wasn't wanting to be an inventor, archaeologist, geologist, missionary, or solo violinist-grew increasingly drawn to writing. After marrying and having a son, she read a magazine article on children's author Judy Blume, who, like her, was a stay-at-home wife who sold her own crafts before starting her writing career. Inspired, Clara Gillow Clark began commuting to writing classes in New York City, while juggling jobs ranging from teacher's aide to store manager.
Her long efforts paid off. "Now I work at home,"she says, happily. When she's not writing--or reading, or teaching writing, or talking shop with other writers--she enjoys baking, gardening, and walking the dirt roads bordering her little red house, surrounded by her own meadows, woods, and lake. "Walking," she says, "is a love I learned from my father, who took his sprawling brood on nature walks and taught us to stop long enough to really see things."
Clara Gillow Clark lives in Pennsylvania.
Her long efforts paid off. "Now I work at home,"she says, happily. When she's not writing--or reading, or teaching writing, or talking shop with other writers--she enjoys baking, gardening, and walking the dirt roads bordering her little red house, surrounded by her own meadows, woods, and lake. "Walking," she says, "is a love I learned from my father, who took his sprawling brood on nature walks and taught us to stop long enough to really see things."
Clara Gillow Clark lives in Pennsylvania.
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January 21, 2017
More than anything 14 year-old Annie wants to continue her education past the 8th grade, but with four other siblings and her mother pregnant, Annie is needed to help around the house. Her dreams are validated by her teacher, who makes sure Annie takes the test that will determine whether or not she can go on to high school. The question is, will her parents allow her to go, for it means leaving home and boarding with a family in town. Annie will have to make a choice between school or staying home to help her mother who has been weakened by her pregnancy.
What was life like for a young girl in 1920's life in rural New York? With this story the reader gets a glimpse into the trails and triumphs.
What was life like for a young girl in 1920's life in rural New York? With this story the reader gets a glimpse into the trails and triumphs.
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