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Shortly after the War of Independence, Hannah sees her family being torn apart by old secrets and new developments, as her sister resolves to marry a sea captain and other siblings prepare to help start a new town in the Northwestern Territory.Tags
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I have always loved historical fiction and Ann Rinaldi writes great YA level books in this genre. I find that she writes books that pretty accurate factually and that also have great characters who I am interested in learning how they live in the time period they exist in.
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55 Works 17,939 Members
Young adult author Ann Rinaldi was born in New York City on August 27, 1934. After high school, she became a secretary in the business world. She got married in 1960 and stopped working, but after having two children she decided to try writing. In 1969, she wrote a weekly column in the Somerset Messenger Gazette and in 1970 she wrote two columns a show more week for the Trentonian, which eventually led to her writing features and soft new stories. She published her first novel Term Paper in 1979, but was ultimately drawn to writing historical fiction when her son became involved in reenactments while he was in high school. Her first historical fiction novel was Time Enough for Drums. She also writes for the Dear America series. She currently lives in Somerville, New Jersey with her husband. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Stitch in Time
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Hannah Chelmsford; Thankful Chelmsford; Abigail "Abby" Chelmsford; Mary Lander; Cabot Chelmseford; Nathaniel (show all 10); Lawrence Chelmsford; Richard Lander; Night Song; Louis
- Important places
- Salem, Massachusetts, USA
- Dedication
- In memory of my Aunt Teresa 1903-1993, who first encouraged me to be a writer, and who, like Hannah, was there for everyone in the family.
- First words
- I remember feeling good about things when I woke up that March morning.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He had learned by now that life was less painful if you never looked back.
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Tween, Teen, Children's Books, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .R459 .S — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 4
