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Mable Riley
by Marthe Jocelyn
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0763632872
- ISBN 13
- 9780763632878
- Seller
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Candlewick Press, USA, 2007. Medium Trade Paperback. As New. Medium Trade Paperback. 279 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Candlewick Press, USA, 2007. *** CONDITION: This book is in as new condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: "Historical fiction buffs, especially those interested in the women's suffrage movement, will enjoy sharing the eye-opening experiences of Mable Riley." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY It's the year 1901, and fourteen-year-old aspiring writer Mable Riley is on her way to fulfilling her dreams, or so she hopes. After moving with her sister to a faraway town, Mable meets a real writer, one who wears daring fashions, unnerves the townsfolk by sharing her opinions, and has a few shocking secrets as well. Designed as a vintage journal, MABLE RILEY follows a feisty girl as she finds her own voice in a time when women struggled for independence - a charmingly told tale that is as funny as it is inspiring. *** Quantity Available: 5. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN/EAN: 9780763632878. Inventory No: 10020132.. 9780763632878
Synopsis
Marthe Jocelyn is an award-winning author and illustrator who worked for many years as a toy designer before turning her hand to writing. She has written six novels, including the critically acclaimed works of historical fiction, Mable Riley and Earthly Astonishments . Jocelyn has also written a nonfiction account of the Foundling Hospital in London, England, entitled , A Home for Foundlings. She has created eight picture books, one of which, Hannah’s Collections , was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Literary Award for Illustration. Jocelyn has also edited two collections of short stories. Marthe Jocelyn divides her time between New York and Stratford, Ontario.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10020132
- Title
- Mable Riley
- Author
- Marthe Jocelyn
- Format/Binding
- Medium Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0763632872
- ISBN 13
- 9780763632878
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Children & Young Adult; Mable Riley
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children & Young Adult;
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Traralgon, Victoria
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