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Here I stay

by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth

In 1817, Margaret Winslow made a momentous decision to say in Maine and alone. All her settler neighbors were enthusiastically preparing to move out to Ohio's rich Western Reserve. This is the story of Margaret's tenacity and love of her own land.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?