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Article: Mathews, Ellie. The linden tree.(Young adult review)(Book review)
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MATHEWS, Ellie. The linden tree. Milkweed. 195p. c2007. 978-1-57131-674-5. $6.95. J
Mathews tells a story that reflects the natural world, full of everyday beauty but offset by gut-wrenching sorrow. Katy Sue Hanson lives a quiet, normal existence on her family's Iowa farm until the day her mother suddenly and violently contracts meningitis. Within days, Katy's father has become a single parent to his three children and the family must struggle to find strength amidst great pain. This novel, set in 1940 America, is simple, real, and full of the details that make up everyday life on a farm. There are chickens to be fed and crops to be harvested. School and holidays ...