This is not an ordinary book: it's a BookCrossing book! BookCrossing books are world travelers - they like to have adventures and make new friends...and every once in a while they even write home to say what they've been doing.

Picked up at Moiliili Hongwanji's fall rummage sale. (Larger photo here - after following link, click on image to zoom.)

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In the early 20th century, Elnora lives in the country with her mother, next to Indiana's Limberlost swamp. When she starts high school in town, she doesn't fit in...and she discovers an urgent need for cash to pay for tuition, books, clothes, etc.

Fortunately for her, Elnora discovers that her beloved Limberlost holds the solution to her money woes, and eventually much more.

Apparently the author was a naturalist who lived near the real Limberlost and wanted to share her love of nature through her books.

I counted this book as my 2016 Indiana read for NancyNova's 2015-2016 50 States reading challenge.

I love the intent look on Elnora's face as she prepares to catch a moth in the cover painting by Gordon Crabb. It's too bad the pixels got a bit weird when I scanned it.

Also, it was nice to discover that work is being done to restore the Limberlost (and there's some good info about other Indiana books at that site, too).

Monday, January 9, 2016: headed for Ohio, possibly to be released at a book festival.

USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3304 7009 0944 01
ETA 1/30/17

Thank you so much for sending! This book will be wild released at the Akron Reading Festival on Feb. 4th by the Rubber City Book Posse!

Released at the Akron Reading Festival, held at the downtown Akron Public Library on February 4th 2017! Look for the Rubber City Book Posse!

Bookcrossing: n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.
- from the Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Welcome to BookCrossing!

Thank you for picking up this book. Please make a journal entry on the BookCrossing site (www.bookcrossing.com) to let me know that this book has found a good home with you. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (its free). If you join, please consider indicating that you were referred by Tribefan. I hope you enjoy the book. You can make another journal entry with your comments when you’ve finished reading. Whenever you’re ready to send it on its way, make a journal entry if you are giving or sending this book to a known person, or release notes if you are leaving it “in the wild” again for anyone to catch. Then watch its journey. You’ll be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free.

Released at the Akron Reading Festival on Feb. 3rd at the Downtown Akron Public Library by the Rubber City Book Posse!

Bookcrossing: n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.
- from the Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Welcome to BookCrossing!

Thank you for picking up this book. Please make a journal entry on the BookCrossing site (www.bookcrossing.com) to let me know that this book has found a good home with you. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (its free). If you join, please consider indicating that you were referred by Tribefan. I hope you enjoy the book. You can make another journal entry with your comments when you’ve finished reading. Whenever you’re ready to send it on its way, make a journal entry if you are giving or sending this book to a known person, or release notes if you are leaving it “in the wild” again for anyone to catch. Then watch its journey. You’ll be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free.