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A Gathering of Days
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832 | Joan W. Blos
8 posts | 13 read | 6 to read
I, Catherine Cabot Hall, aged 13 years, 6 months, 29 daysdo begin this book. So begins the journal of a girl coming of age in nineteenth-century New Hampshire. Catherine records both the hardships of pioneer life and its many triumphs. Even as she struggles with her mothers death and fathers eventual remarriage, Catherines indomitable spirit makes this saga an oftentimes uplifting and joyous one. Quiet yet powerful, this Newbery Medalwinning book is sure to touch all who read it.
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amber_ldsmom
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Mehso-so

This story had some really great messages, but it was difficult staying interested; and it‘s only 144 pages. There were threads of the story that had promise but didn‘t really seem to go anywhere. #NewberyEpicChallenge

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nomadreader
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Thanksgiving reading and working on finishing a reading challenge. Claiming this for a children's classic I've never read because #NewberyMedal means classic, right?

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REPollock
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1. I guess I read this book at the exact target age bc I still remember a quote from it (see comment).

2. Pie, as long as it‘s GF & soy free. Dietary restrictions mean cake is either a total nope or...not good.

3. I quilt as a meditation practice.

4. NYC, no question. I‘d need a (much) higher income to afford the cost of living there though.

5. Tagging ppl makes me angst. 🤭

#friyayintro @howjessreads

REPollock “She walked among us for a while / And brought joy wherever she went. / We thought she was a gift from God / And learned she was but lent.” When I was ten, my cat was hit by a car & I put this verse into the shoebox we buried her in. 😿 6y
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Sace
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Mehso-so

Rereading a #bookfromchildhood is not always a great idea. I wrote a mini review here -

https://sacereads.blog/2018/03/11/mini-review-a-gathering-of-days/

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Sace
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Oh mylanta! I'm reading! And sort of focusing! And it's a book that would count toward my 2018 goals!

TK-421 Yay!!! 7y
Kaye Very good 👍🏼 7y
batsy 🎉🎉🎉 7y
Sace @Kaye @TK-421 @batsy thanks! 7y
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smilingshelves
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Today in the life of Catherine Hall, the heroine of my current Newbery read. Thankfully there's no severe weather where I am, just really cold! #novemberbythenumbers

@Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck

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NovelPairing
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Seeing I'm living in New England I can't help but to be intrigued by the journal of a New England girl... And it doesn't hurt that it's a Newbery Metal winner. 😉

ImaginativeMom This is such a beautiful book. ☺️ 8y
carlyheath I love all of your pictures, so imaginative! 8y
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