Signs of Martha
Memories of a Political Insider
- Publisher
- Great Plains Publications
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2011
- Category
- General
- Recommended Grade
- 7 to 8
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781926531090
- Publish Date
- Apr 2011
- List Price
- $14.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Martha Becker is a daydreaming pickle-grower with an artistic bent. While Martha's life coaching father lures her into his business schemes in their church-turned-home, Mom takes an aspirin and does the books. Boyfriend John has plans up his sexy sleeve too, and Martha's destiny seems set. But when a zealous sign painter lands in Martha's agriculturally-inclined world, the sixteen-year-old finds a dream, a mentor, and a whole lot of trouble. Once spiky-haired Velvet accepts Martha as anapprentice, she sees a future well outside the cucumber patch - one that includes painting signs that will win her a place in art college. But do Martha's in-your-face roadside messages go too far?
About the author
Contributor Notes
Sarah Raymond is a country/city mouse with her head in Toronto and her tail in Perth County, Ontario where she grew up, harvested cucumbers for Bick's pickles, drew pictures and wrote stories. Sarah lives in Toronto with her husband and two children and teaches English and art.
Librarian Reviews
Signs of Martha
Martha Becker lives on a pickle farm but loves to paint. When she meets a spiky-haired sign painter, she finds a mentor and a dream and she formulates a plan to paint signs that she hopes will win her a place in art college. But Martha’s roadside messages go a little too far, and she ends up upsetting the people around her.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Fall, 2012.