The town that disappeared
Subtitle: a middle grade historical novel
By: by Sandy Carlson
Publisher: [The Merry Viking Publishing House, LLC,]
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Battle Creek, MI]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781481877480
Subjects: Sand dunes; Juvenile fiction; Knitting; Friendship; History; Dunes; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse; Tricot; Amitié; Histoire
Description: Driven from his neighborhood during the Chicago fire of 1871, Adrian and his parents move to the Michigan wilderness where his father lands a job at the sawmill. The town is called Singapore--as if a name could make a tiny spot of town into a great seaport. Adrian finds it difficult to adjust to his new surroundings. Back in Chicago, it was easy to keep his hobby a secret, even from his father. But in this small town, will people discover who the true knitter of the family is? Just as Adrian starts to feel that Singapore is his home, he discovers the moving sand dunes along the Lake Michigan shore are slowly burying his town. He tries to stop it, but how can he fight both man and nature?
Notes: "A middle grade historical novel"
Table of contents: title: First day of school; title: The general store; title: Our house; title: Singapore school; title: Fishtown sand; title: My adversary; title: The oatmeal-raisin cookie incident; title: No sarsaparilla, please; title: Big boys chop wood; title: The encounter; title: Fiddles & tarts; title: Into Sherwood; title: Climbing Mount Baldy; title: They have to believe us now; title: Beware of big brothers; title: Otto the monster is here; title: Ordinary Singapore; title: Blizzard; title: Miss Dungan's strangeness; title: What happened to Sherwood in the fog; title: After Sherwood; title: Singapore winter; title: Beach walk; title: Adrian and the sand dunes; title: Best friends; title: My first (and last) kiss.