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The Diary of a Young Girl
By Boulton, Jane & Cooney, Barbara & Whiteley, Opal Stanley
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39921-990-0
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Philomel Books, 1994.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1994
Gr 1-4 Boulton has successfully adapted this picture book from her longer work, Opal (Tioga, 1984). Opal Whitely, born around 1900, was orphaned and brought up by foster parents in Oregon. These selections from the diary she kept "in her fifth and sixth year" bring to life an extraordinary child and evoke images of a frontier life style that will fascinate young readers. It is astonishing that this child, facing the hardship...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
