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Donaldson, Joan

A Pebble and a Pen

157 pp. | Holiday | December, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1500-7 $$15.95
(4) 4-6 In this historical novel set in 1853, fourteen-year-old Matty flees her farm home in Michigan (and marriage to a widower) to attend an Ohio business school run by Platt Rogers Spencer, considered the father of American penmanship. Despite the book's unsatisfying ending, Matty is a feisty character, and her story sheds light on an unusual topic and a bygone time when good penmanship was a valued skill. Bib.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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