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True Brit: Volume 1 (Far and Away)

True Brit: Volume 1 (Far and Away) Paperback - 2011

by Zibart, Rosemary

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In 1940, Beatrice Sims, a spoiled English girl arrives in Santa Fe to escape the Blitz in London. At first the 12-year-old hates the dusty little town. But soon Beatrice makes friends with goofy Arabella, developes a crush on handsome Esteban and aids Ana, a shy Indian girl. This volume is the first of a series titled Far and Away, which features young people displaced and relocated between 1939-1945.

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  • Title True Brit: Volume 1 (Far and Away)
  • Author Zibart, Rosemary
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 214
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Kinkajou Press, Albuquerque, NM
  • Date 2011-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR013393393
  • ISBN 9781932926187 / 1932926186
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.45 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.14 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Santa Fe (N.M.), World War, 1939-1945 - Refugees
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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About the author

Rosemary Zibart is an award-winning playwright and children's book author. Her charming picture books include "I have a Grandma who..." (for passionate boomer grandmas) and Kit Coyote: A Brave Pup (for foster children). Her first two middle grade novels, True Brit and Forced Journey, featured youths dislocated by World War 2, and both won the New Mexico Book Award for historic fiction and a Silver Nautilus Award for historical fiction. An upcoming book in this series, Beatrice, focuses on a Japanese Internment Camp built outside Santa Fe which angers locals. Ms. Zibart lives in Santa Fe with her husband and family. Learn more about her at www.rosemaryzibart.com.

George Lawrence is an illustrator living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He received a bachelor's degree in Architecture from Auburn University and worked as a designer in New York City for twelve years. Since relocating to Santa Fe in 1991 he has specialized in architectural illustrations, as well as natural and cultural history subjects for interpretive exhibits. George has recently completed illustrations for a children's book on the scientific discoveries of Charles Darwin. He is also working on a series of illustrations of New Mexico city plazas.