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Opal - by Opal Whiteley (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Opal - by Opal Whiteley (Paperback)

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  • A lyrical, lovely, and deeply touching adaptation of an authentic journal kept by an orphaned six-year-old girl--later believed to be a French princess--living in an Oregon lumber camp at the turn of the century.
  • About the Author: Opal Whiteley grew up in logging settlements near the town of Cottage Grove, at the southern end of Oregon's Willamette Valley.
  • 192 Pages
  • Poetry, American

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About the Book



Like Watership Down and The Education of Little Tree, this lyrical, lovely, and deeply touching journal kept by a six-year-old girl living in an Oregon lumber camp at the turn of the century is a book that will appeal to all ages. "Enchanting . . . Opal transforms bleak and loveless circumstances into a life-affirming fable".--San Francisco Chronicle.



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A lyrical, lovely, and deeply touching adaptation of an authentic journal kept by an orphaned six-year-old girl--later believed to be a French princess--living in an Oregon lumber camp at the turn of the century. 24 black-and-white photographs.



About the Author



Opal Whiteley grew up in logging settlements near the town of Cottage Grove, at the southern end of Oregon's Willamette Valley. A child literary prodigy and acclaimed nature teacher, she is the author of The Fairyland Around Us, a self-published nature book for children (1918), and her bestselling childhood diary, The Story of Opal (1920).
Dimensions (Overall): 8.54 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x .49 Inches (D)
Weight: .58 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Format: Paperback
Author: Opal Whiteley
Language: English
Street Date: October 3, 1995
TCIN: 1002556224
UPC: 9780517885161
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-0927
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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