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Willis, Patricia
A PLACE TO CLAIM AS HOME
New York : Clarion Books, 1991.
IL YA
Henry Compton is a 13 year old orphan living with his aunt and uncle. He is hired out to work on Sarah Morrison's farm in the summer of 1943 when most men were away at war. Sarah and Henry hit it off despite each of them qualifying for the shyest person award. An exciting accident in an abandoned mine, suspenseful lumber stealing and kind and mean neighbors alike combine to make this books satisfying to read.
SUBJECTS:     Farm life -- Fiction.
              World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Fiction.
              Pastoral fiction.

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