The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls
J. Anderson Coats
In 1910 Colorado, twelve-year-old Stanislava lives in a Slovene American community called “Bohunk Town,” a name based on a derogatory term. A novel about an immigrant college student inspires her to adopt the name Sylvia and dream of opportunities beyond her traditional community. When her older sister elopes and is disowned, Sylvia must leave school to take on household work. Feeling trapped, she stows away on a train to Denver, where the public library becomes a refuge.
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