She goes to her parents' new home in the city to recuperate, where she finds herself "in the middle," enjoying her family and new surroundings, yet missing her life on the farm. However, like her peers, she does not always obey their direction completely as a result of an incident of disobedience, Margaret breaks her leg badly and must go to Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. Margaret has a warm, loving relationship with her aunt and uncle, with whom she has chosen to live. Margaret's love of animals, particularly her Clydesdale, Starr, encourages her to begin planning for a veterinary career. A plain child, she is alarmed to discover that she is jealous of her prettier sister who comes to visit. Young readers will easily identify with Margaret, a believable character who experiences many of the joys and sorrows common to her age group, regardless of the decade. In 1927, thirteen-year-old Margaret is thoroughly involved in life on the farm in Ontario, where she lives with her aunt and uncle. Bernice Thurman Hunter, author of the Booky books, has written a sequel to A Place for Margaret ยน.
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