Nessa is still struggling to find her place in Prairie River, and things aren't getting easier. On a personal note, Nessa wants to be Ivy's friend, so she decides to tell her a secret - someone else's secret - an it swells into a devastating rumor. Professionally, Nessa is reinstated as the town's teacher only to learn that countless townspeople still blame her for the death of one of the children. Mr. Applewood warns her that people have doubts about her and she will be under harsh scrutiny. Nessa strives to earn the trust of those around her, knowing it will take time. When a prairie fire sweeps toward the schoolhouse, Nessa must find a way to protect her young students..
Nessa can't remember a home other than the orphange, and now she has no choice but to leave. Her plan is to escape on the next stagecoach west--one headed toward Prairie River, Kansas, a town in the middle of nowhere.
Nessa can't remember a home other than the orphanage, and now she has no choice but to leave.
Nessa prepares to celebrate Christmas with the Lockett family until someone from her past arrives in Prairie River.
*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***It hasn't been easy for Nessa to find her place in Prairie River.
The collection, reflecting the influence of Apollinaire and Brautigan, includes free verse, calligrammes, and other structural pieces, and an excerpt from a continuing prose poem.
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Not a Prairie River
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