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Stopping to Home

Stopping to Home Paperback - 2003

by Wait, Lea

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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.

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Aladdin Paperbacks, 2003. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Details

  • Title Stopping to Home
  • Author Wait, Lea
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, New York
  • Date 2003
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0689838492I3N10
  • ISBN 9780689838491 / 0689838492
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5 x 0.5 in (19.81 x 12.70 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 710
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Widows
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00-02873
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

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.