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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Holiday House
Publication date April 15, 2008
Pages 298
Binding Hardcover
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780823420865
ISBN-10 0823420868
Dimensions 1 by 5.50 by 8.75 in.
Weight 1.05 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $17.95
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In Farmington, Massachusetts, in 1839, nine-year-old Ethan experiences hardships as an indentured servant of the wealthy Lyman family alongside Daniel, a boy scorned simply for being Irish, and the boys bond as they try to right a terrible wrong.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Riveting historical fiction from a debut novelist about the friendship that grows between two young indentured servants, one of them Irish, as they struggle to survive their harsh master in nineteenth century New England. It is 1839, Nine-year-old Ethan does not want to work for Mr. Lyman, the wealthy shopkeeper in their small Massachusetts' town. But Ethan has no choice--it is the only way to pay off his family's debt to the man. Ethan tries to befriend the Lymans' other indentured servant, but Daniel, as everyone says, is a difficult boy. Sixteen years old, Irish, and moody, Daniel brushes off Ethan as if he were a pesky gnat. Ethan resolves to ignore the brusque older boy, but is then shocked to see how cruelly Mr. Lyman's blows, and the two boys have only each other. Will Ethan be able to save his friend? And will others finally have the courage to do what is right for this not-so-difficult boy?

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Hardcover
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from Holiday House (April 15, 2008)
9780823420865 | details & prices | 298 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.05 lbs | List price $17.95
About: In Farmington, Massachusetts, in 1839, nine-year-old Ethan experiences hardships as an indentured servant of the wealthy Lyman family alongside Daniel, a boy scorned simply for being Irish, and the boys bond as they try to right a terrible wrong.
Paperback
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from Holiday House (July 1, 2009)
9780823422449 | details & prices | 298 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.85 lbs | List price $7.95
About: Riveting historical fiction from a debut novelist about the friendship that grows between two young indentured servants, one of them Irish, as they struggle to survive their harsh master in nineteenth century New England.

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