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Apr

13

2011

The Mostly True Story of a Walk

Last week, we featured an essay by Jane Kirkpatrick, whose new novel, The Daughter’s Walk, fictionalizes the crazy-brave cross-country trek made by Clara and Helga Estby in 1896. Now, here’s an essay by Clara’s great niece, Carole Estby Dagg, whose new young adult book, The Year We Were Famous, chronicles the same event. Watch her …

Apr

6

2011

Saved by Childrens’ Stories: an Essay by Jane Kirkpatrick

My mother was a saver. Among other things, she harbored piles of dress patterns from the 1920’s and stacks of washed yogurt cups “because you never know when you might need a little container like that.” We teased her about her saving, but I also adored it that she held onto the books that enriched …