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A Dream To Follow

by Lauraine Snelling (2002)

About this book

***It is 1893 and the first generation of immigrants who came to America for the promise of free land and a good life for their children have finally achieved their dreams.*** They labored hard on the land and now have a bountiful heritage to pass on to the next generation. However, many of the young people aren't interested in becoming farmersthey have aspirations of their own. **Thorliff Bjorklund has been writing stories and plays since he was a young boy and longs to attend college to study journalism.** But his father has other plans for him and refuses to agree. ***Thorliff is torn between love for his father and the pull of his dream. Must he choose between the two?***

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story Era1800s / Victorian
Protagonist / CoreA Dream To Follow Lead Character

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