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The Belonging Place

Novel,  Penguin, 1997, 124 Pages

It seems young Elspet Mary has known nothing but loss. First her mother died, then her father, leaving her in the care if her aunt and uncle. With them, she has moved from one lonely Scottish village to another, and now, just as she is beginning to feel at home, she is being torn away again, to move to rugged Upper Canada. What awaits her in the strange new land? What will become of her grandmother, left behind in Scotland, and her beloved cat? Will she finally find a place to call home, a place where she belongs? Told in Jean Little’s inimitable voice, this moving coming-of-age story explores loss, loneliness and love-and the universal search for a place to belong.

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Heather Van Riesen said:

I got this book when I was a kid, and met Jean Little and got her to sign it. I love it! You are wonderful Jean!
 
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May 03, 2013
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x said:

good book
 
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May 09, 2012
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Minus said:

I first read this book when I was in third grade. I found it by accident in my school's library and decided to read it because I really like the title. The Belonging Place. So I read it and I just fell in love with it. For the next three years until I graduated, I read it at least once a month or whenever I found it in the library.

In short, I just wanted to say, this book was a big part of my childhood and I wanted to thank you for writing it.
 
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May 09, 2012
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mt4wenhwjne said:

It was weird and hard to understand.
 
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March 15, 2011
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minerva said:

it was a good book smilies/cheesy.gif
 
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October 11, 2010
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mellissa said:

i need to know her brothers names i read the book but i lost it im doing a book report on it what are the main chracters names????????
 
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October 11, 2010
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diana said:

I am reading the belonging place in class and i didnt understand a thing! smilies/sad.gif
 
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April 06, 2010
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michelle said:

i think the belonding place is the best book i have ever read.
 
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March 25, 2010
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Sydney Boulton said:

I read this book and I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!! It is in my top 10 list!!!!!!!!!!!!!! smilies/cheesy.gif
 
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June 14, 2009
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by the way i'm her brother said:

my sisters name is in there i'm the one that wrote i don't like ur book

don't blame my sis
 
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December 31, 2008
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minerva said:

smilies/angry.gif i don't really like ur book i read it with my class and it's like only for girls!!!! smilies/angry.gif
 
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December 31, 2008
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minerva said:

i love this book you have done a great job writing it,i love how you describe the characters and the settings.
i was wondering i can't remember what the settigns are,so i was wondering if you could tell me what the settings are smilies/wink.gif

sincerly,
minerva
 
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December 28, 2008
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