A Gathering of Days:

A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832

Joan W. Blos


I, Catherine Cabot Hall, aged 13 years, 6 months, 29 days...do begin this book.

So begins this journal of a girl coming of age in nineteenth century New Hampshire. Catherine records both the hardships of pioneer life and its many joys. Even as she struggles with her mother's death fathers's eventual remarriage, Catherine's indomitable spirit makes this saga an often-times uplifting and joyous one.

1980 Newbery Honor Books:

The Road from Home: The Story of an Armenian Girl (David Kherdian)


Last updated: December 2003

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