Tori and the Sleigh of Midnight Blue
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Eleven-year-old Tori and her family are struggling with the Great Depression in North Dakota, and the death of her beloved papa has been the severest blow of all. To aspiring writer Tori, everything is changing for the worse--her friends are acting too grown-up, and her little brother Otto invades her privacy. When a Norwegian bachelor-farmer begins courting Mama, Tori writes in her journal that her life is about to be ruined. What will Tori discover about forgiveness and acceptance as she tries to keep her life from changing?
What Others are Saying about Margo Sorenson and her most
recent book, Tori and the Sleigh of Midnight Blue
"She's an excellent writer and the story is compelling,
especially as a historic cultural work." Cindy Rogers, author of juvenile
fiction
"Set in North Dakota during the Great Depression, Tori and the Sleigh of Midnight Blue by Margo Sorenson is a young adult novel about Tori Olesen, an eleven-year-old girl who longs to be a writer yet has to deal with daily hardships such as her family's meager income and living, the loss of her beloved father, her nosy little brother, and most recently, the intrusion of a Norwegian bachelor courting her mother. Tori's struggle to come to terms with changes in her life and her family is thoughtfuly and believably told in this highly recommended read whose message transcends its setting." Children's Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author Margo Sorenson was born
in Washington, D.C., and spent the first seven years of her life in Spain and
Italy, living where there were few children her age, so books became her friends.
She finished her school years in California, graduating from the University
of California at Los Angeles. After teaching high school and middle school and
raising a family of two daughters, Sorenson is now a full-time writer of books
for young people. She enjoys meeting with her readers in school and library
settings from Minnesota to California and Hawaii, all states where she and her
family have lived.
With twenty-two books already published, Sorenson enjoys writing for young people, since she believes they are ready for new ideas and experiences and really enjoy "living" the lives of the characters in books.
Besides winning recognition and awards for her books from various groups, including the American Library Asssociation, Sorenson was invited to donate and archive her working papers with the internationally known Kerlan Children's Literature Research Collection at the University of Minnesota. Sorenson and her husband now live in La Quinta, California. When she isn't writing, she enjoys playing golf, reading, watching sports, traveling, and hearing from her readers.