She is survived by her children (and their spouses): Bruce Whitmore (Dee Mitchell), Clark Whitmore (Cheryl), Laura Ranum (Robert) and Diane Whitmore, along with nephew, Dennis Embry (Richard Klingaman). She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Page Gregory Whitmore, her brother Herbert Crandell Embry, and her parents Horace and Margaret Embry. She currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she is a full-time writer.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.Arvella Doris Embry Whitmore, born on March 14, 1922, died peacefully on March 13, 2020, surrounded by family members just a few hours before what would have been her 98th birthday.

except her prizewinning bread recipe.Ĭontributor Bio(s): Whitmore, Arvella: - Arvella Whitmore grew up in Great Bend, Kansas. Jobs are scarce, and soon Sarah's father is forced to leave home to look for work. Sarah's parents have been forced to sell the farm, and Sarah is shocked to see that her new house is nothing more than a shack in the poorest part of town. What will life be like in a real town? Will her house be bigger than the one on the farm? She can't wait to see her first movie at the Aladdin Theater and to make friends at her new school.īut the year is 1932, and life in the midst of the Great Depression is far from easy. Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0Īs her family's Model T truck rattles along toward Waheegan, Sarah Ann Puckett wonders about her new home. Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty

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But the year is 1932, and life in the midst of the Great Depression is far from easy. What will life be like in a real town? Will her house be bigger than the one on the farm? She can't wait to see her first movie at the Aladdin Theater and to make friends at her new school. This item is available now at an even betterīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: As her family's Model T truck rattles along toward Waheegan, Sarah Ann Puckett wonders about her new home.

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