The year we sailed the sun / by Theresa Nelson
- Author:
- Nelson, Theresa, 1948-
- Published:
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015.
- Physical Description:
- 417 pages ; 22 cm
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Kerry Patch, St. Louis, Missouri Fall--Winter, 1911 -- pt. II Beyond the Bad Lands Winter--Spring, 1912.
- Summary:
- In St. Louis, Missouri, in 1911, orphaned eleven-year-old Julia Delaney rails against countless disappointments and the nun's strict rules at the House of Mercy, especially after her sister Mary turns fourteen and must leave, but she, her family, and best friend get tangled up with a gangster and a decade-old mystery.
- Subject(s):
- 1900-1999
- Orphanages—Fiction
- Orphans—Fiction
- Nuns—Fiction
- Behavior—Fiction
- Siblings—Fiction
- Gangsters—Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / New Experience
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
- Orphanages—Juvenile fiction
- Orphans—Juvenile fiction
- Nuns—Juvenile fiction
- Conduct of life—Juvenile fiction
- Siblings—Juvenile fiction
- Gangsters—Juvenile fiction
- Siblings
- Conduct of life
- Gangsters
- Nuns
- Orphanages
- Orphans
- Saint Louis (Mo.)—History—20th century—Fiction
- Saint Louis (Mo.)—History—20th century—Juvenile fiction
- Missouri—Saint Louis
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780689858277 (hardback)
0689858272 (hardback) - Interest Age:
- Ages 9-12.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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