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The Quilt Walk
It's 1863 and 10-year-old Emmy Blue Hatchett has been told by her father that soon their family will leave their farm, family, and friends in Illinois, and travel west to a new home in Colorado. It's difficult leaving family and friends behind. They might not see one another ever again. When Emmy's grandmother comes to say goodbye, she gives Emmy a special gift to keep her occupied on the trip. The journey by wagon train is long and full of hardships. But the Hatchetts persevere and reach their destination in Colorado, ready to start their new life.
Book Details
- Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
- Publish Date: Feb 1st, 2013
- Pages: 216
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.50in - 0.80in - 0.45lb
- EAN: 9781585367993
- Recommended age: 09-12
- Categories: • Historical - United States - 19th Century• Girls & Women• Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming of Age
About the Author
Dallas, Sandra: - Sandra Dallas is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle-grade novels Hardscrabble, The Quilt Walk, Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky, and Someplace to Call Home. A member of the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame, she is the author of ten nonfiction books and seventeen adult novels, including The Last Midwife, Prayers for Sale, The Diary of Mattie Spenser, The Persian Pickle Club, and Little Souls. A former Denver bureau chief for Business Week magazine, she is the recipient of three National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Wrangler awards, four Western Writers of America Spur Awards, and six Women Writing the West WILLA Awards. She lives in Denver and Georgetown, Colorado. Visit her at www.sandradallas.com.