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Freckles
SKU
058458
ISBN
9781934169339
Grade AD
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Charlotte Mason
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$17.25 
Description
After growing up in a Chicago orphanage, Freckles gets a job guarding the timber in Limberlost Swamp from Black Jack Carter and other lumber thieves. He grows fond of the swamp and its wildlife. Soon a 16 year old girl finds Freckles, who instantly falls in love with her. He helps guide the lost girl to safety. She comes back to visit him, and even helps him protect the trees when Black Jack is spotted trying to chop town a tree. He falls even more in love with her, even though he considers himself to not be worthy enough to marry her. Once day, Freckles saves the girl from having a tree fall on her, but it badly injures him in the process. After being rushed to a hospital in Chicago, Freckle's heritage is revealed. This is a reprint of the 1904 tale by Gene Stratton Porter, now to be enjoyed by a new generation. 235 pgs, sc. Laura
Publisher's Description of Freckles
Freckles (1904) by Gene Stratton Porter is the uplifting story of a plucky waif without a name and without one hand, disabled since infancy. Raised in a Chicago orphanage, he survives abuse and harsh circumstances and grows up a brave, loyal, and hardworking young man with a true capacity for self-sacrifice. Freckles becomes a timber guard in the Limberlost swamp in Indiana and exhibits extraordinary courage and resourcefulness on the job. He also falls in love with the Swamp Angel, a young girl whose beauty and kindness bring out the best in others.A beloved turn-of-the-century Indiana classic for all ages.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Norilana Books |
| Grade: | AD |
| ISBN: | 9781934169339 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 6 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.75 |
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