The blog home of Meradeth Houston, author of COLORS LIKE MEMORIES, THE CHEMISTRY OF FATE, SURRENDER THE SKY, AN ABSENCE OF LIGHT, TRAVELERS, SOMEONE ELSE'S SOUL, and THE COINCIDENCE MAKERS!
In this work of fiction, eleven-year-old Tori and her family are struggling with the Great Depression in North Dakota, and the death of her beloved papa has been the severest blow of all. To aspiring writer Tori, everything is changing for the worse--her friends are acting too grown-up, and her little brother Otto invades her privacy. When a Norwegian bachelor-farmer begins courting Mama, Tori writes in her journal that her life is about to be ruined. What will Tori discover about forgiveness and acceptance as she tries to keep her life from changing? (Goodreads)
Pretty, isn't it? I wanted to showcase Margo's new book and show it off a little here today :) It was recently re-released by NDSU and is a great middle grade read. There's a lot of typical family history and cultural stories from Scandinavian settlers on the plains, along with a little love story woven in, too. Go check it out! And while you are at it, say hi to Margo over on twitter!
Very nice. Congrats, Margo!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover, and what an interesting time and setting in history to tackle.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nick and Catherine, for your kind words -- and mange tusen takk to Meradeth for hosting TORI on her great blog!
ReplyDeleteLove the cover! Congrats, Margo!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katie -- and thanks for the tweets! :)
DeleteIt's got a great color scheme. Oh man! Stories set around the Great Depression totally tear at my heart.
ReplyDeleteMe, too! I always think of Grapes of Wrath especially, and wow did I bawl in that book!
DeleteTakk, Crystal. Your comment about the Great Depression was eloquent...and so true!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute cover! Love the shades of blue.
ReplyDeleteI do too!
DeleteVery nice. Congratulations, Margo!
ReplyDeleteIt does look nice, right? :)
DeleteCongratulations, Margo!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, William!
DeleteCherie, William, and Editors at Work, mange tusen takk for your enthusiasm -- the cover artist did such a super job! Thank you for stopping by. Aloha!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great read, so I'm adding it to Goodreads.
ReplyDeleteYay! Hope you enjoy it!!
DeleteThank you, Medeia! Meradeth, my grateful thanks for all your hard work and the fun reading on your blog! Aloha!
ReplyDeletePretty! It's very whimsical-looking.
ReplyDeleteIt is, isn't it? :)
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