Calico Bush
by:
Rachel Field (author)
ISBN:
9780440801504 (0440801508)
Publish date: 1990
Publisher: Dell
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
History,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Read For School,
Juvenile,
American,
Historical Fiction,
American History,
Chapter Books
Marguerite Ledoux (aka Maggie) is a recently orphaned immigrant forced by her circumstances to be bound-out to the Sargent family for six years. In exchange for food and lodging she will be their servant - mainly caring for the children and doing general housework. As it turns out the Sargent family...
Educational and a good read to boot.