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Strong for Potatoes (Hardcover) by Cynthia A. Thayer
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Strong for Potatoes (Hardcover) by Cynthia A. Thayer
Strong for Potatoes is the story of the difficult coming of age of Blue Willoughby, a remarkable girl growing up in eastern Maine.
Blue’s young life is defined by two events: an accident that left her with a glass eye and a scarred face, and the death of her twin sister, Berry, born without a brain and unable to survive beyond a few days after their birth. For Blue, faced with her mother’s dreamy indifference and her photographer father’s habit of hiding behind a camera, Berry’s image serves as a mute, supportive presence Blue can call forth into her mind practically at will.
But Blue’s real, flesh-and-blood ally is her grandfather, a full-blooded Passamoquoddy Indian who teaches Blue the lessons that could save her when everything else fails: that the ways of nature can illuminate life; that family can be depended upon; that true passion is worth waiting for; and that grief can heal. Most important, he teaches her the ways of the Passamoquoddy, including the art of weaving baskets from ash and sweet grass – knowledge Blue will need to find a sense of herself to discover where she came from, and even to determine where she’s headed.
Blue’s young life is defined by two events: an accident that left her with a glass eye and a scarred face, and the death of her twin sister, Berry, born without a brain and unable to survive beyond a few days after their birth. For Blue, faced with her mother’s dreamy indifference and her photographer father’s habit of hiding behind a camera, Berry’s image serves as a mute, supportive presence Blue can call forth into her mind practically at will.
But Blue’s real, flesh-and-blood ally is her grandfather, a full-blooded Passamoquoddy Indian who teaches Blue the lessons that could save her when everything else fails: that the ways of nature can illuminate life; that family can be depended upon; that true passion is worth waiting for; and that grief can heal. Most important, he teaches her the ways of the Passamoquoddy, including the art of weaving baskets from ash and sweet grass – knowledge Blue will need to find a sense of herself to discover where she came from, and even to determine where she’s headed.
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Author | Cynthia A. Thayer |
| Book Pages | 248 |
| Publisher | St. Martin'S Press |
| Published Date | 1998 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Age Group | Adult |
| Recording Studio | St Martins Pr |
| Gender | Unisex |
| ISBN-10 | 0312181876 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780312181871 |
