At the Barbary Asylum for Female Orphans, eleven-year-old Maud is adopted by three spinster sisters moonlighting as mediums who take her home and reveal to her the role she will play their seances.
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On a travelling book tour
Each year kids in Vermont, grades 4 to 8, are encouraged to read books from a list of 30 titles. In April, kids throughout Vermont vote on their favorite title, & the book that receives the most votes is the winner of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award. Here follows the list for 2007/08. Read some or read them all. Post your thoughts here!
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DCF List 2007-2008
- Adventures of Marco Polo, The
- Alabama Moon
- All of the Above
- Alphabet of Dreams
- Black Duck
- Bread and Roses, Too
- Case of the Missing Marquess, The
- Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, The
- Counting on Grace
- Crossing the Wire
- Dream-Maker's Magic, The
- Drowned Maiden's Hair, A
- Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini
- Firegirl
- Gemini Summer
- Gossamer
- Hattie Big Sky
- Higher Power of Lucky, The
- Keturah and Lord Death
- King of Attolia, The
- Listen!
- Odd Man Out
- One-Handed Catch
- Owen & Mzee
- Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts
- Rules
- Small White Scar, A
- Story of Salt, The
- Weedflower
- White Elephant, The
Labels
- autism (1)
- biographies (2)
- Canadian authors (3)
- contemporary fiction (8)
- criminal activity (1)
- disabilities (4)
- dog stories (2)
- Down syndrome (1)
- fantasy (4)
- historical fiction (9)
- humorous stories (2)
- magic (1)
- multicultural fiction (4)
- mysteries (5)
- nonfiction (2)
- orphan stories (3)
- pioneer fiction (1)
- romance (1)
- siblings (3)
- survival stories (2)
- suspense (1)
- Vermont fiction (2)
- World War II fiction (2)
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
On a travelling book tour
Who is Dorothy Canfield Fisher?
Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958) was a very busy author who published a lot of books for adults and children from the early 1900s through the 1950s. She lived in Vermont but her books were popular worldwide!
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- Counting on Grace, by Elizabeth Winthrop
- The King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner
- Listen, by Stephanie Tolan
- The Case of the Missing Marquess, by Nancy Springer
- The Dream-Maker's Magic, by Sharon Shinn
- All of the Above, by Shelley Pearsall
- Bread and Roses, Too, by Katherine Paterson
- A Small White Scar, by K. A. Nuzum
- Rules, by Cynthia Lord
- Black Duck, by Janet Taylor Lisle
- Gemini Summer, by Iain Lawrence
- Alabama Moon, by Watt Key
- Weedflower, by Cynthia Kadohata
- Crossing the Wire, by Will Hobbs
- Owen & Mzee, by Isabella Hatkoff
- The Adventures of Marco Polo, by Russell Freedman
- Alphabet of Dreams, by Susan Fletcher
- The White Elephant, by Sid Fleischman
- Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini, by Sid Fl...
- Odd Man Out, by Sarah Ellis
- Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts!, by Frances O'Roark ...
- One-Handed Catch, by Mary Jane Auch
- The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, by M.T. Anderson
- Firegirl, by Tony Abbott
- The Story of Salt, by Mark Kurlansky
- Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson
- A Drowned Maiden's Hair, by Laura Amy Schlitz
- The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron
- Gossamer, by Lois Lowry
- Keturah and Lord Death, by Martine Leavitt
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20 comments:
As I read this book, I couldn't help but wonder if Maud would have been better off staying in the orphanage. Was her life really better when she became part of deception? Read it to find out.
When I was reading "A Drowned Maidens Hair" i couldn't put it down!!!! It was very interesting and like what Mrs. Goddhue said I couldn't help but wonder if Maud would have been better off staying in the outhouse instead of going with the so called "sayounces"
I liked this book. What I liked about it was that it was about a girl who had drowned and she had visited Maud in her dreams.
i LOVED this book!!!!!!!!!!
I oved this book in some parts and hated it in others.
this book shows that telling the truth always pays off. if you are aware that your actions are hurting other people do something don't just wait till its to late.remember that other peoples feeling are just as important.
A Drowned Maiden's Hair was amazingly good. It was the kind of book that you promise yourself one more page and end up reading fifteen before you realize.
It was a very interesting book. I loved the begining of the book.
My friend Jeanne read it and she told me it was really good. Can someone tell me about it?
I have not finished reading this book, but what i have read is really good!!!!!!! i love this book and cant wait to finish it. I do say if you are into old time books read A DROWNED MAIDENS HAIR i know you will LOVE it. _maiden
i thought it was a good book. i couldn't put it down!! i would recommend it to other peoples.
I loved this book it was sooo good.It kept me reading,i didnt want to put it down.It is one of my favorite dcf books sofar. I highly recamend it.
This book sounds exciting from what I've heard from it. I think this is a great book from my perspective.
This book is weird in a REALLY good way. I feel like the book was kind of creepy, but the author knew what she was doing. But over all, I think that she is a really good writer.
THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!
I REALLY DON'T LIKE THIS BOOK!
This book was very intriguing and interesting. Hard to put down. I felt a connection with the character. I would highly recommend this book to anyone!
I LOVED this book!!! It was one of the best DCF books (along with Gemini Summer). PLeASE dont let the number of pages fool you, and besides the font is pretty big. It is about an orphan named Maud. Maud gets adopted by sisters. It is a VERY touching book and I truly hope that it gets the DCF award. PLEASE read this book!!
*This can Be the Future DCF of this year*
I read this book. I thought it was really good. The way I found out about was a friend recommended it to me. It was a long book but the best. If you read this you should totally vote this book.
this book keeps you reading all the way through, I too agree, i wondered what would have happened to maud if she'd stayed in the outhouse instead of going!! :)
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