Plank Road Summer, by Hilda and Emily Demuth
Plank Road Summer
by Hilda and Emily Demuth
Crickhollow Books
paperback, $13.95
available May 1, 2009
ISBN 978-1-933987-06-4
176 pages • 5.5″ x 8.5″
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Plank Road Summer • by Hilda and Emily Demuth • Crickhollow Books • paperback • $13.95 • available May 1, 2009 • ISBN 978-1-933987-06-4 • 176 pages • 5.5″ x 8.5″ • Juvenile Fiction / Chapter Book / Historical Fiction • Ages 8-12
Plank Road Summer is a middle-grade historical novel, a story of two girls’ friendship in the summer of 1852 in southeastern Wisconsin, with an Underground Railroad subplot.
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March 31, 2009 at 5:17 am
JRfan
How much will the book cost?
March 31, 2009 at 9:01 am
Philip Martin
To JRfan (Jerry Rice was indeed the greatest receiver!): Plank Road Summer will be $13.95, 176 pages, paperback. I’ll get more details posted later today.
Philip Martin
Crickhollow Books
http://www.CrickhollowBooks.com
May 6, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Cynthia Bitto
Our family and I are very excited about this new book about the long forgotten Plank Roads of Wisconsin, and their place in history.
My Great-Grandfather, George W. Acklam, who came from England to America in 1838 was one of the original toll keepers for the Wilmot Plank Road at Highway 11 and Taylor Avenue in Racine, WI.
The family lived on the Wilmot Plank Road, owning had two farms, one owned by my grandfather William W. Acklam, located near Wood Road, just North of Taylor Avenue and the other by my great uncle, Thomas Acklam, which still stands today, built in 1892, on what is now County Hwy X and Old Hwy 31.
The name of Acklam is old English for “Land of Oaks”.
My Mother was one of 11 children, born at home on the farm and many great stories from our family have been told.
The news of this book, however fictional, and based on fact, will truly be enjoyed for many generations to come!!
We look forward to meeting you at the book signing in Racine on the special occasion of Mother’s Day!!!! Thank you!!!
May 24, 2010 at 10:38 pm
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[...] Her dreams of authorship started to become a reality when she and her sister Emily secured a grant to do historical research for a novel they conceptualized about two Wisconsin girls during the 1850s whose lives would intersect with the Underground Railroad. Their collaboration led to the publication of their 2009 novel for young readers, Plank Road Summer. [...]