A Time Apart
by Diane Stanley
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While her mother undergoes treatment for cancer, thirteen-year-old Ginny is sent to live with her father in England, where she becomes part of an archeological experiment to investigate life during the Iron Age.Tags
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Diane Stanley was born in 1943 and was raised in Abilene, Texas. She later attended both Trinity University and Johns Hopkins University. Her portfolio of children's book illustrations was creative enough for her to begin publication in 1978. She became an art director for G.P. Putnam & Sons and later began retelling and illustrating classic show more children's books. Stanley has revamped the fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter and has also researched the children's biographies Cleopatra and Leonardo Da Vinci. She also illustrated her mother's book, The Last Princess. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Virginia (Ginny) Dorris (Ginny); Hugh Dorris; Tom Fielding; Liz Fielding; Daisy Fielding; Mark Potter (show all 19); Karen Potter; Jonas Kirkland; Bunny Kirkland; Nathaniel (Nat) Kirkland (Nat); Samuel (Sam) Kirkland (Sam); Bennett Clark; Faith Clark; Corey Donnelley; Ian Munson; Millie Munson; Dr. Maurice Everett; Rena Dorris; Mia
- Important places
- London, England, UK; Iron Age Farming Village Reenactment; Houston, Texas, USA
- Dedication
- In memory of
Fay Stanley Shulman
1920-1990 - First words
- When Ginny arrived at London's Gatwick Airport after an eight-hour transatlantic flight, her father was not there to meet her.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)You are a gift I didn't deserve, and one for which I will evermore be grateful. See you soon! Love, Dad
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