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Gr 4–8—It's 1910 in Cold Creek, CO, and 12-year-old Stanislava Razpotnik lives in the Slovenian enclave derogatorily known as "Bohunk Town," where her life is a predictable routine of school, chores, kolo dance club, and borrowing books from the penny library. A chance encounter with a book called Katie Arthur at Knoughton College opens her eyes to the possibility of higher education for immigrant women and sparks a desire to one day attend college herself. These dreams come crashing down when...Log In or Sign Up to Read More