Tori & the Sleigh of Midnight Blue
A work of fiction for young readers. Set in North Dakota in the 1930s, its protagonist is a Norwegian farm girl, Tori, whose mother is a widow. When a Norwegian bachelor-farmer begins courting Mama, Tori writes in her journal that her life is about to be ruined.
By: Margo Sorenson.
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 Association, 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.
ISBN: 0-911042-61-X
Page count: 128
Picture Count: 11
Paperback
Publication Year: 2002
