Her fascinating diary entries give readers a personal glimpse into what life was like in a coalmining town during a tumultuous time in the countrys past. Librarian who made a difference a coal miners bride. Anne frank and me by cherie bennett the boy in the striped pajamas by john boyne daniel half human by david chotjewitz the entertainer and the dybbuk by sid fleischman torn thread by anne isaacs. The diary of anetka kaminska is a fictional diary written by susan campbell bartoletti. Mining kit teacher manual contents history colorado. This is a book near and dear to my own heart as a polish girl, and its one of the few da novels with an older protagonist and a love story that isnt a complete horrorshow. It is the eighteenth book in scholastics dear america series. The strange death of world war iis most audacious general a higher form of killing.
This is a book near and dear to my own heart as a polish. Dear america is a series of historical fiction novels for older girls published by scholastic in 1996. A diary account of yearold anetkas life in poland in 1896, immigration to america, marriage to a coal miner, widowhood, and happiness in finally finding her true love. My favorite is across the wide and lonesome prairie no wait, thats my second. The diary of anetka kaminska differ in any way from what you did in creating your nonfiction books. Nobodys nosier than a cat 2003 nobodys diggier than a dog 2005 naamah and the ark at night 2011 references. Lattimer, pennsylvania, 1896 a book in the dear america series a. Dear america, 1896 immigrant bride bondoux, annelaure and maudet, y. The first edition of the novel was published in 2000, and was written by susan campbell bartoletti. A coal miners bride dear america by susan campbell bartoletti. How silicon valley will make oil, nuclear, natural gas, coal, electric.
Susan campbell bartoletti has written this book perfectly, showing the incredible hardship of anetkas life, yet putting a spark of hope in the book the whole way through. It tells the story of anetka, who is a russian pole who must go to america to marry someone she doesnt know. The diary of anetka kaminska pdf file dancing with dziadziu 40 pages juvenile fiction susan campbell bartoletti isbn. Brandy tate the name of my book is a coal miners bride, the dairy of anetka kaminska. Meet anetka, a yearold polish girl who comes to america as a promised bride to a pennsylvania coal miner. The diary of anetka kaminska, lattimer, pennsylvania, 1896 bauer, marion dane j bau land of the buffalo bones. The diary of anetka kaminska is a fictional diary written by susan. The diary of anetka kaminska, lattimer, pennsylvania, 1896 by. The diary of anetka kaminska download a coal miners bride. Her father betrothed her to a fellow coal miner in exchange for three passes to america.
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Diary of catharine carey logan, delaware valley, pennsylvania, 1763 by mary pope osborne virginia, 1859 j osbourne anetka kaminska, j mckissack the winter of red snow. A diary account of thirteenyearold anetkas life in poland. It is suffice to say that anetka discovers firsthand the horrors of the coal miners life and the hardships of being a mailorder bride. Pdf a coal miners bride the diary of anetka saminska. A coalminers bride, the diary of anetka kaminska is a wonderful new dear america book. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In a coal miners bride, she brings young readers to the 1890s coal mining towns, boarding houses, and into the dangerous mines themselves. The diary of anetka kaminska, lattimer, pennsylvania, 1896 pdf epub dear america series book.
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