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After her father dies from a devastating disease that swept through her Nebraska town in 1881, fourteen‑year‑old Sarah Jane is left an orphan with no guardians. To support herself she takes a teaching position in the local school. Juggling the weight of responsibility and the difficulties of city life, Sarah records her daily experiences, challenges, and triumphs in a personal diary, offering a candid look at the resilience of youth and the realities of Nebraska life in the late nineteenth century.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Murphy, Jim
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