Lea Wait

Stopping to Home

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This exceptional debut novel is now available in paperback. After losing her mother to smallpox and her father to the sea, 11-year-old Abigail must build a new life for herself and her younger brother, Seth. But carving a future in the harsh 19th-century Maine seaport of Wiscasset proves difficult.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aladdin
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 203g
• ISBN-13: 9780689838491
• ISBN-10: 0689838492
• Artikelnr.: 21455130

Autorenporträt

Lea Wait made her mystery debut with Shadows at the Fair, which was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Shadows on the Ivy, the third novel in her acclaimed series featuring Maggie Summer, is forthcoming in hardcover from Scribner. Lea comes from a long line of antiques dealers, and has owned an antique print business for more than twenty-five years. The single adoptive mother of four Asian girls who are now grown, she lives in Edgecomb, Maine. In addition to the Antique Print mysteries, Lea Wait writes historical fiction for young readers. Her first children's book, Stopping to Home, was named a Notable Book for Children in 2001 by Smithsonian magazine. Visit her website at LeaWait.com.