Lexi Randall
1) The war
Pub. Date
�1999
Language
English
Description
It's Mississippi, the summer of 1970, and two children are determined to build the ultimate treehouse with their friends, while their father, a newly returned Vietnam vet, has equally high hopes to rebuild his life.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Sarah, Plain and Tall:" A mail-order bride from Maine travels to Kansas in 1910 to join a widower, John Witting, and his two children. "Skylark:" The Witting family is tested first by drought and then by separation, as Sarah and the children are forced to leave their Kansas farm to join Sarah's aunts in Maine while Jacob remains behind to try to save their livelihood. "Sarah Plain and Tall: Winter's End:" Having abandoned his family decades ago,...
Pub. Date
2003, c1990
Language
English
Description
A story about a black and a white woman living through and responding to the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. They put their lives in danger for civil rights. Their shared experiences draw them closer as a deep respect and lasting friendship forms.