My Antonia

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 039575514X ISBN13: 9780395755143 Release Date: September 1995 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics Length: 272 Pages Weight: 0.55 lbs. Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7" Age Range: 14 years and up Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher One of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century, Willa Cather's heartfelt novel is the unforgettable story of an immigrant woman's life on the hardscrabble Nebraska plains.Through Jim Burden's affectionate reminiscence of his childhood friend, the free-spirited ?ntonia Shimerda, a larger, uniquely American portrait emerges, both of a community struggling with unforgiving terrain and of a woman who, amid great hardship, stands as a timeless inspiration.With a Foreword by Kathleen Norris