Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991)
Autor(a) de Miracles on Maple Hill
About the Author
Virginia Sorensen (1912-1991) was born in Utah. Her great-grandfathers came to Utah in covered wagons on Brigham Young's great trek of 1846, and it was their stories that influenced her early novels of the American West. Ms. Sorensen traveled extensively, and all of her books are set in places mostrar mais where she once lived mostrar menos
Obras de Virginia Sorensen
Where Nothing Is Long Ago: Memories of a Mormon Childhood (Signature Mormon Classics) (1963) 18 cópias
The proper gods 3 cópias
The Neighbors 1 exemplar(es)
The House Next Door: Utah 1896 1 exemplar(es)
Where Nothing is Long Ago Memories of a Mormon Childhood 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 40, No. 4, Fall 1972 - Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Year (1972) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 13, Number 3 (Fall 1980) (1980) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1912-02-17
- Data de falecimento
- 1991-12-24
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Provo, Utah, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
- Locais de residência
- Provo, Utah, USA
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Manti, Utah, USA
Tangier, Morocco
Palo Alto, California, USA - Educação
- Brigham Young University (BS|1934)
- Ocupação
- teacher
- Relacionamentos
- Waugh, Alec (husband)
Waugh, Evelyn (brother-in-law)
Waugh, Arthur (father-in-law)
Saffle, Sue (niece) - Organizações
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Premiações
- Newbery Medal (1957)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1946, 1954)
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Miracles on Maple Hill de Virginia Sorensen
After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylvania countryside where they share many adventures which help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.
A sweet book. I'm sure I read this years ago, but I don't find any record of it. It felt very familiar. Noticing the original pub date, perhaps I read it as a child. Lovely illustration by Charles Geer. A chance to see two kids grow up and learn the treasure the values they've been raised with.
After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylvania countryside where they share many adventures which help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.
While this book seems a bit dated if read as a current novel, there is no reason it can't be loved as historical fiction, albeit at a more recent date than the Little House series. First published in 1956, I'm sure the children then were thinking that the experiences of Marly and Joe were within the realm of possibility for themselves. And, while not labelled as PTSD, I think the father's difficulties after his return home from the Korean War may resonate with some current readers.
I was a bit bothered in the beginning with the sibling bickering which seems to be a standard theme in many books. Fortunately the siblings are shown to develop tolerance and appreciation for each other before the book's end.
A positive theme was the connection developed between each of the family members and their elderly neighbors.… (mais)
I was a bit bothered in the beginning with the sibling bickering which seems to be a standard theme in many books. Fortunately the siblings are shown to develop tolerance and appreciation for each other before the book's end.
A positive theme was the connection developed between each of the family members and their elderly neighbors.… (mais)
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