The Orange Blossom Special
(eBook)
Description
When we first meet Tessie Lockhart in 1958, she is pinning her hair into a French twist, dabbing Jean Naté on her wrists, and getting ready to change her life. This widowed mother of a thirteen-year-old has decided it's time for a fresh start for both of them, time to leave behind Carbondale, Illinois, and the pain of loss. Tessie and her daughter move to Gainesville, Florida, where they discover that they aren't the only ones struggling to move forward in the wake of tremendous grief. Betsy Carter has perfectly captured both the innocence of the 1950s, when even the complex events of our lives seemed somehow easier to endure, and the startling and irreversible changes of the 1960s. A story about the relationships people develop in the face of loss, The Orange Blossom Special introduces us to a remarkable cast of characters, all of whom are tested, and transformed, by the changes in their midst. In her own touching and funny style, Carter shows us the unexpected ways in which strangers can become family.
Subjects
More Details
Level 5.6, 14 Points
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Carter, B. (2005). The Orange Blossom Special. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Carter, Betsy. 2005. The Orange Blossom Special. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Carter, Betsy, The Orange Blossom Special. Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Carter, Betsy. The Orange Blossom Special. Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
Staff View
Hoopla Extract Information
| hooplaId | 15218413 |
|---|---|
| title | The Orange Blossom Special |
| language | ENGLISH |
| kind | EBOOK |
| series | |
| season | |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| price | 2.99 |
| active | 1 |
| pa | |
| profanity | |
| children | |
| demo | |
| duration | |
| rating | |
| abridged | |
| fiction | 1 |
| purchaseModel | INSTANT |
| dateLastUpdated | Jan 14, 2025 06:12:23 PM |
Record Information
| Last File Modification Time | May 02, 2025 11:03:58 PM |
|---|---|
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Jul 11, 2025 07:54:18 PM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 02475nam a22003975i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | MWT15571202 | ||
| 003 | MWT | ||
| 005 | 20250418102334.1 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 250418s2005 xxu eo 000 1 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781565128804 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 156512880X |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT15571202 |
| 029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hbg_9781565128804_180.jpeg | ||
| 037 | |a 15571202 |b Midwest Tape, LLC |n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
| 040 | |a Midwest |e rda | ||
| 099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Carter, Betsy, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Orange Blossom Special |h [electronic resource] / |c Betsy Carter. |
| 264 | 1 | |a [United States] : |b Little, Brown and Company, |c 2005. | |
| 264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (304 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a text file |2 rda | ||
| 506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
| 520 | |a When we first meet Tessie Lockhart in 1958, she is pinning her hair into a French twist, dabbing Jean Naté on her wrists, and getting ready to change her life. This widowed mother of a thirteen-year-old has decided it's time for a fresh start for both of them, time to leave behind Carbondale, Illinois, and the pain of loss. Tessie and her daughter move to Gainesville, Florida, where they discover that they aren't the only ones struggling to move forward in the wake of tremendous grief. Betsy Carter has perfectly captured both the innocence of the 1950s, when even the complex events of our lives seemed somehow easier to endure, and the startling and irreversible changes of the 1960s. A story about the relationships people develop in the face of loss, The Orange Blossom Special introduces us to a remarkable cast of characters, all of whom are tested, and transformed, by the changes in their midst. In her own touching and funny style, Carter shows us the unexpected ways in which strangers can become family. | ||
| 538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Fiction. |2 lcgft | |
| 710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15218413?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 |z Instantly available on hoopla. |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image |u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hbg_9781565128804_180.jpeg |