A Gathering of Days

I did not like this book written by Joan Blos. 13-year-old Catherine Cabot Hall started writing in her diary on October 17, 1830, the same day her dad brought it home to her from Boston as a gift. Catherine’s mother died 4 years earlier and so now she is in charge of taking care of the household on their New Hampshire farm. When she receives a disturbing note from a stranger, it creates a conflict with her best friend Cassie. The novel won the Newbery Medal.