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Gr 4–6—Charlie Anne and her four siblings live in rural New England, enduring the difficulties and depravations of the Depression. Charlie Anne's story begins just after her mother has died in childbirth and is replaced by a "new mama"—her mother's uncompromising, seemingly hardhearted cousin, Mirabel. There's no school and little to distract Charlie Anne from the endless farm chores. That is until a neighbor, Old Mr. Jolly, brings home a new wife, Rosalyn, and an Afric...Log In or Sign Up to Read More