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Book Review (Schoolage)
The year is 1838. In Boston, Jake's father has lost his job and takes 12 year old Jake, his sickly brother, and mother to an isolated farm in Maine. With his father away most of the time finding work and his mother confined to the house with his brother, Jake is forced to grow up quickly.
With great skill, Lea Wait describes how Jake learns to snare animals for food, dry apples to eat during the long winter months, and chop wood to heat their home. Like LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE, readers learn how youngsters coped with hardships during our nations earlier years.
The description of Jake's meager schooling is sure to interest readers, along with how he stands up to bullying, helps those less fortunate, and makes special friends. It's a good read.
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