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Too long a stranger / Janette Oke.

Oke, Janette, 1935- (author.).

Summary:

A captivating mother-daughter story in the best Janet Oke tradition. When Sarah Perry loses her husband, she resolves that the best thing she can do for her young daughter Rebecca is send her off to a "proper" boarding school. And, years later, when Rebecca returns home, the distance between the two women can no longer be measured just in miles.

Record details

ISBN: 155661456X
ISBN: 9781556614569
ISBN: 0764223852
Physical Description: 303 pages ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House Publishers, [1994]
Copyright: ©1994

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Sarah -- Sorting it through -- The solution -- First day -- Adjustments -- Difficulties -- Making it -- Going on -- Sharing the plan -- Plans and parting -- Moving on in faith -- Rebecca -- Changes and chances -- Growing up -- Passing years -- Hired hand -- Rights of passage -- The lesson -- Homecoming -- Beginning again -- Hard days -- Making do -- The clash -- A difficult decision -- Stubborn will -- The awakening
Target Audience Note:	730L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.9 11 8143.