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The Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming
By COATS, J. Anderson
- ISBN
- 9781481464963
- Publisher
- S. & S. Atheneum
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2017 | Middle Grade
Gr 3–5—Jane is a girl determined to escape the life she and her family are leading in Lowell, MA, after her father is killed in the Civil War. Unable to attend school, she is forced to take care of her younger brother while her stepmother works in a factory to support the family. When an opportunity is presented to trave...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2017
When eleven-year-old Jane's father died in the Civil War, his widow was forced into millwork and Jane became nanny to her half-brother, Jer. But now they've found Mr. Mercer, a prospector of sorts bringing a boatload of widows, orphans, and young marriageable ladies from the East Coast to Washington Territory. Jane is convinced this opportunity will be just the thing to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
