Home to Mackinac: The Tale of Young Jack Murphy's Discovery of Loyalty, Family, and Forgiveness

Kim Delmar Cory, Laura Evans

ISBN 10: 0911872876 / ISBN 13: 9780911872873

Published by Mackinaw City, MI: Mackinac State Historic Parks, 2007

[YA]. Kim Delmar Cory, Laura Evans. "Home to Mackinac: The Tale of Young Jack Murphy's Discovery of Loyalty, Family, and Forgiveness." Mackinaw City, MI: Mackinac State Historic Parks, 2007. First edition. English language. Softcover with pictorial wrappers. Young adult historical narrative with illustrations. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. 11 oz. 176 pp. Text clean. Still in shrink-wrap. New. ISBN: 0911872876. "In 1885, fourteen-year-old Jack, homeless after the sale of the Ohio farm belonging to his recently deceased paternal grandparents, travels with his dog to Michigan's Mackinac Island to search for the sister he barely knows and to resolve the mystery surrounding the long-ago disappearance of their father, a soldier at the nearby fort.". Seller Inventory # 0000666

Synopsis:

In 1885, fourteen-year-old Jack, homeless after the sale of the Ohio farm belonging to his recently deceased paternal grandparents, travels with his dog to Michigan's Mackinac Island to search for the sister he barely knows and to resolve the mystery surrounding the long-ago disappearance of their father, a soldier at the nearby fort.

Synopsis: Following the deaths of the grandparents who raised him, Ohio farm boy Jack Murphy journeys to Mackinac Island, Michigan, in search of his roots. There he discovers the meaning of loyalty, family, and forgiveness. Young readers will enjoy this trip back to Mackinac in the 1880s. A downloadable teachers guide is also available with this book.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Home to Mackinac: The Tale of Young Jack ...
Publisher: Mackinaw City, MI: Mackinac State Historic Parks
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Softcover
Illustrator: Evans, Laura
Condition: New
Edition: First Edition.