Daughter of Winter, Pat Lowery Collins
Daughter of Winter, Pat Lowery Collins
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Daughter of Winter

Author: Pat Lowery Collins

Narrator: Kate Rudd

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

It’s 1849, and twelve-year-old Addie lives in the shipbuilding town of Essex, Massachusetts. Her father has left the family to seek gold on the West Coast, and tragically the flux has ended the lives of her mother and baby brother, leaving Addie all alone. Fearful of being taken in as a servant, Addie flees from her house into the snowy woods, where she endures hunger and bitter cold until Nokummus, an elderly Wampanoag woman, coaxes Addie to her dwelling.Now living under the care of the mercurial old woman, Addie slowly recognizes the truth of her past. Through an intense ancient ceremony and by force of her own wits and will, Addie must come to grips with the facts of her newfound identity—and find the courage to build a future unlike any she could ever have imagined.

About Pat Lowery Collins

Pat Lowery Collins is the author of Hidden Voices as well as many other acclaimed novels and picture books. She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Glenda

It is 1849, and things are bad for 12-year-old Addie. Her father has left the family’s Massachusetts home to look for gold in California, and her mother and brother have just died from the much-feared flux. Worried that the town's busybodies will send her to live with strangers and force her to work......more

Goodreads review by Zoe

The book, Daughter of Winter, takes place in Massachusetts in 1849, where a twelve-year-old girl named Addie lives. Addie is left alone at home with only the silence to comfort her since her mother and baby brother were killed as they obtained a deadly disease also known as the “flux” to Addie and h......more

Goodreads review by Michele

This book is set in my hometown, so I enjoy recognizing the different locations the author mentions. It is a very easy read although a little predictable at times. However, I am enjoying it quite a bit!......more