Fruitlands (10 page)
Authors: Gloria Whelan
for Gloria Whelan's Fruitlands:
“A marvelous companion for the 19th-century author's semi-autobiographical
Little Women
.”
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Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
“Whelan ingeniously imagines both public and private versions of the seven months then-ten-year-old Louisa May Alcott spent at Fruitlands. Gratifying.”
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The Horn Book
“A wonderful writer. Whelan takes on an American icon with vigor and wit.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
“A rich evocation of a fascinating experiment.”
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Kirkus Reviews
A
NGEL ON THE
S
QUARE
H
OMELESS
B
IRD
T
HE
I
MPOSSIBLE
J
OURNEY
T
HE
I
NDIAN
S
CHOOL
M
IRANDA'S
L
AST
S
TAND
THE ISLAND TRILOGY:
O
NCE ON THIS
I
SLAND
F
AREWELL TO THE
I
SLAND
R
ETURN TO THE
I
SLAND
Cover art © 2002 by Michael Koelsch
Cover © 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
FRUITLANDS
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EPub © Edition NOVEMBER 2008 ISBN: 9780061975813
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