Marven of the Great North Woods
Paperback – Picture Book, October 1, 2002
HarperCollins · Paperback · October 1, 2002
When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth, Minnesota, in 1918, Marven's parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease.
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- Who it’s for
- A 1918 epidemic sends a small Jewish boy north, where an unlikely friendship takes shape.
- Themes
- Friendship across differences, Family protection during an epidemic
- Genres
- 20th-Century U.S., Jewish Religious Stories
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When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth, Minnesota, in 1918, Marven's parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease. But a logging camp in the great north woods? A true story of a small Jewish boy and a bearish French-Canadian lumberjack . . . and how they became friends under the most unusual circumstances.
An Unexpected Friendship
A 1918 epidemic sends a small Jewish boy north, where an unlikely friendship takes shape.
Come here for
- A true story rooted in a dangerous moment in Duluth
- The unlikely pairing of a boy and a lumberjack
Expect
- A picture-book account of friendship under unusual circumstances
Where it sits
| Jewish Religious Stories | 84% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century U.S. | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- Canadian Biographies
- 19th-Century U.S.
- 20th-Century U.S.
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- Canadian History
- 21st-Century U.S. Stories
- U.S. Stories
- Jewish Religious Stories
- Authors
- Kathryn Lasky
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 1, 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Friendship across differences · Family protection during an epidemic
- Reading lane
- US Biographies