This tender land [large print] / William Kent Krueger.
"If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you'll love This Tender Land ...This story is as big-hearted as they come." — Parade A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary Grace . 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O'Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent's wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphans will journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an en­thralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432869342
- ISBN: 1432869345
- Physical Description: 677 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
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- 30 of 36 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | LP KRU (Text) | 37810435668248 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | LP KRUEGER (Text) | 39493108511942 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | LP KRU (Text) | 50503300456888 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101768172 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | LP F Krueger (Text) | 34269000201419 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 09/01/2026 |
| Canton Library | LPF Krueger (Text) | 33115007712879 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | LP FIC KRUEGER, WILLIAM (Text) | 0112523904165 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | LP F KRU (Text) | 31250200069675 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | KRU (Text) | 33258009434106 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Hazel W. Guilford Memorial Library | LP FIC (Text) | 38344101673620 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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"If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you'll love This Tender Land ...This story is as big-hearted as they come." — Parade A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary Grace . 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O'Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent's wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphans will journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an enÂthralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.
