To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. Someday, Janey promised the willow plate, with its picture of a real house, her family would once again be able to set down roots in a community.
Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards.
| ISBN: | 9780140309249 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 1976 |
| Author: | Doris Gates, Paul Lantz |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 172 pages |
| Series: | A Puffin Book |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Parents Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity Stories about Family and Friends |
To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm.
Blue Willow features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Parents, Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity, Stories about Family and Friends
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Blue Willow was written by Doris Gates, Paul Lantz and published by Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Blue Willow has 172 pages
Yes it is part of A Puffin Book series
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. Not Available.