Song of Sampo Lake

Song of Sampo Lake
Author :
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 224
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781452931258
ISBN-13 : 1452931259
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Song of Sampo Lake by : William Durbin

Download or read book Song of Sampo Lake written by William Durbin and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fifteen-year-old Matti Ojala and his family, Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in 1900, starting a new life in America is both a hardship and an opportunity. After a tragic mining accident kills their beloved uncle, the family turns away from the iron mines to pursue the dream of owning a homestead in the wilderness. This means constant hard work and new challenges for the entire family. But will it also allow Matti, the in-between child, the chance to escape from his older brother’s shadow and gain the approval of his father, which he so desperately desires?


Song of Sampo Lake Related Books

Song of Sampo Lake
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: William Durbin
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-30 - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

For fifteen-year-old Matti Ojala and his family, Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in 1900, starting a new life in America is both a hardship and an opportunity.
The Broken Blade
Language: en
Pages: 178
Authors: William Durbin
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In 1800, 13-year-old Pierre La Page never imagined he'd be leaving Montreal to paddle 2,400 miles. It was something older men, like his father, did. But when Pi
Song of Sampo Lake
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: William Durbin
Categories: Families
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

For Matti Ojala and his family, Finnish immigrants in Minnesota, starting a new life in America is both a hardship and an opportunity. When their beloved Uncle
Blackwater Ben
Language: en
Pages: 210
Authors: William Durbin
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-12-18 - Publisher: Yearling

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Thirteen-year-old Ben works at Blackwater Logging Camp as cook’s helper to his Pa. Long days of flipping pancakes and peeling potatoes with his ornery Pa make
El Lector
Language: en
Pages: 175
Authors: William Durbin
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-01 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector just like her grandfather, who sits on a special platform in the cigar factory, reading great novels, the newspaper