You're an Orphan, Molly Brown
When her mother dies, Molly is left with kin in north Texas in the early 1870s and as she gets older all she can think about is finding a way to make a home for her father and her twin brother. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1571682635
ISBN13:9781571682635
Release Date:October 1998
Publisher:Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum
Length:121 Pages
Age Range:10 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 7
Customer Reviews
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Real Texas History through the eyes of a child
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book was written by my mother, so I plead guilty to a slight prejudice, but can also speak about the circumstances behind the writing of the book. My parents were docents at the Fielder Museum in Arlington, Texas, where they moved to retire, and my mother, a retired teacher of writing and English, became fascinated with the story of the family who had built the house that served as the museum. The Fielders were literally a pioneering family in Central Texas, and the book is written through the eyes of a character based on Mattie Fielder, (the wife of James Fielder, who trained as a lawyer, but Mattie felt it unfit, so he became a banker). Much of the history and culture in the book come straight from the history of the area. The book, written for young adults, but enjoyable for all ages, takes readers through Mollie's life and times, and paints a portrait of the early life of this state. I highly recommend it (despite the fact that she raised me!)
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