Wim Coleman, Pat Perrin
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Left with the Shakers for two years by her father, thirteen-year-old Anna Coburn learns much about Shaker customs and rituals. Sh
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e helps an unhappy friend run away; survives a harrowing confrontation with a dishonest shopkeeper; and meets visitors Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. When her father sends for her, Anna has difficulty adjusting to their new life in Boston—and she clearly doesn't fit her stepmother's idea of what a young lady should be. After she faces both social and moral dilemmas and escapes a threat to her life, Anna must make an important decision about how and where she will live.
From the Publisher
This historical novel has survived the careful scrutiny of many Shaker scholars, as to accurate historical content. The story is compelling, and the inclusion of so much history about the daily lifestyles of the Shakers in the mid-19th century is invaluable. A fascinating read for ages 12 to adult!
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