TITLE:
Far from home : Dr. Grenfell's little orphan : a novel / Nellie P. Strowbridge.
Publication Date:
2006, 2004
Publication Information:
St. John's, N.L. : Pennywell Books,
Physical Description:
224 p.
Geographic Term:
Summary:
Clarissa, eleven, has been orphaned by a disease that has kept her far from home for as long as she can remember. Despite the many inmates in Dr. Grenfell's Children's Home on Newfoundland's northern tip, she lives a lonely life. She longs to be able to do something as simple as push her feet into boots in a blink and skip down the road holding hands with Cora, her best friend. Will Clarissa get to go home? If so, what will she discover about her past that will help her understand why she spent her childhood at the orphanage? There are times when she is not sure if she wants to go home. What if she doesn't like anyone? Worse—what if no one likes her? The story begins in 1924 at St. Anthony, with flashbacks to earlier times. One bright memory is folded in a white-lace, blue handkerchief, given to her by a kind nurse, and carried to the end
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781894463614
9781774570661
General Note:
"Based on a true story."
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