description: Coaxed into becoming a canal woman, ten-year-old Emma quickly learns the skill of working on a canal boat and begins to enhance her talents for the future, but she worries about the sister she has left behind and so must decide to do what is best for all.
language: English
title: The Gate in the Wall
titlecomplete: The Gate in the Wall
genres: Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 76
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature
publisher: Atheneum