The Quilt (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440229360)

1944. Wartime.

A six-year-old boy goes to spend the summer with his grandmother Alida in a small town near the Canadian border. With the men all gone off to fight, the women are left to run the farms. There's plenty for the boy to do--trying to help with the chores, getting to know the dog, and the horses, cows, pigs, and chickens.

But when his cousin Kristina goes into labor, he can't do a thing. Instead, the house fills with women come to help and to wait, and to work on a quilt together. This is no common, everyday quilt, but one that contains all the stories of the boy's family. The quilt tells the truth, past and future: of happiness, courage, and pain; of the greatest joy, and the greatest loss. And as they wait, the women share these memorable stories with the boy.

Author: Gary Paulsen
ISBN-10: 0440229367
ISBN-13: 9780440229360
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2005
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.28w x 0.25d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 80081 / Quilt