num_pages: 144
description: I, Catherine Cabot Hall, aged 13 years, 6 months, 29 days…do begin this book. So begins the journal of a girl coming of age in nineteenth-century New Hampshire. Catherine records both the hardships of pioneer life and its many triumphs. Even as she struggles with her mother’s death and father’s eventual remarriage, Catherine’s indomitable spirit makes this saga an oftentimes uplifting and joyous one. Quiet yet powerful, this Newbery Medal–winning book is sure to touch all who read it.
language: English
title: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
titlecomplete: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile, Family
ratings_count: 8241
places: New Hampshire, New England
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award
category: Children's Books (Hardcover), awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Aladdin