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Highway Girl: An English Girl's Diary, 1670

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It's 1670. When Susannah and her brother are orphaned she is forced to live on the charity of distant relations in England while he seeks his fortune in America. But when news arrives that her brother is dangerously ill Susannah will stop at nothing to get the money she desperately needs to save his life.

Audience
childrens
Length
short · 171 pages

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