Books by Candace Christiansen and Complete Book Reviews
Candace Christiansen, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Dial Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1400-7
The team that collaborated on Calico and Tin Horns again rummages fruitfully in America's attic. The treasure found this time is the long-defunct business of the winter ice harvest. The unadorned text, narrated from the point of view of Jack, 12,...
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Candace Christiansen, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Dial Books $16 (320p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1179-2
In New York's Hudson River Valley in 1849, Hannah's father and brother join other farmers in a risky gambit to free their crops from a wealthy landowner. Like earlier Boston Tea Party patriots, these men dress in calico costumes to conceal their...
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Candace Christiansen, Author, Elaine Greenstein, Illustrator Fulcrum Group $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-55591-349-6
Warm hands signify a warm heart in this tale of generosity. Old Sarah, whose children have grown and moved away, longs for the company of young people. She watches the neighbor children leave for school each morning, but they pay her no mind. When...
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