Finding Her Way
By Anne G. Faigen.
Description
The story of a young female artist's dream to leave her life on the farm. *** A beautiful, literate, history-based novel *** Concord, Massachusets, 1845. Fifteen-year-old Rachel is neglecting her farm chores in order to sketch and draw. To make money for her art supplies, she will raise hens for their eggs. But, a drought forces her father to ask for that money for the farm. Understanding his need, but miserable when he calls her life's love to draw a "little hobby," Rachel runs to Walden Pond to recover. There, she is befriended by Henry David Thoreau, who is l...
ISBN(s)
0880924055, 9780880924054
