By the author of a lovely time was had by all 1982 and other stories about happytoabrasive mixes and matchups among friends, lovers, and married couples in small new hampshire towns. Such was how i discovered ruth doan macdougalls 1973 novel, the cheerleader, which was pressed. The cheerleader transcends its setting to portray a young persons timeless yearning for a full and satisfying life. A critical reference guide from colonial times to the present dictionary. Listen to one minus one audiobook by ruth doan macdougall. May 01, 2012 ruth doan macdougall lives in new hampshire, where she was born and grew up. She is the recipient of the new hampshire writers projects lifetime achievement award. One minus one nancy pearls book lust rediscoveries by macdougall, ruth doan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I was in the middle of a reread spurred by a recent gettogether of high school friends class of 71 when i checked online for ruth doan macdougall and found the other books. Book descriptions and additional features of interest to readers may be found on ruth doan macdougall s web site. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Yes it is a little dated, but that is one of the things i liked about it the setting and time period. Snowy, a sequel to the cheerleader, has recently been rereleased by frigate books. A recipient of the new hampshire writers project lifetime achievement award, he died in 1993.
Here is what it was like to grow up in the 1950s in the years of ponytails, pajama. Buy a cheap copy of the cheerleader book by ruth doan macdougall. Ruth doan macdougall author biography, plus links to books. I realized that i associate it with the spanish flu, because i first read the word in history books, where the description of this 19181920 tragedy seemed more like a footnote to the tragedy of world war i. We asked authors, booksellers, publishers, editors, and others to share the places they go to connect with writers of the past, to the bars and cafes where todays authors give readings, and to those sites that are most inspiring for writing. Shop amongst our popular books, including 6, the cheerleader, the husband bench or bevs book and more from ruth doan macdougall. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. I must have read the cheerleader two dozen times over the yearsits one of my all time favorite books. Written by ruth doan macdougall, audiobook narrated by amy mcfadden. See all books authored by ruth doan macdougall, including the cheerleader, and snowy, and more on. Topics vary, but something interesting is always going on in ruths neighborhood. Martins press, snowy has now been rereleased by frigate books.
Celias conception of life turns a good deal about her friend fish, who first comes into her life as an upstairs boarder. His daughter, ruth doan macdougall, has updated his hiking guides ever since. The cheerleader is a 1973 coming of age novel by ruth doan macdougall described on the authors website as searchingly honest, achingly real, recalling all the joy, excitement, and pain of crossing the bridge from childhood to young womanhood in the fabulous fifties, when sex was still a mystery and goals were clearly definedperhaps for the last time, it was first published in 1973 by. The author is more conscientious in her duty to detail than conscious of the need for energy or plot. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The cheerleader by ruth doan macdougall, paperback. Ruth doan macdougall lives in new hampshire, where she was born and grew up. Jan 07, 20 of the books youve written, whats your favorite. By 1987, snowy has published several books of poetry the author unwisely presents a sample, and alan, chafing against working for others, owns and operates a general store, where snowy, now with fullblown agoraphobia, is little help. Born and brought up in laconia, nh, ruth doan macdougall lives in center sandwich, nh. A story of growing up takes celia grover from the time she was eight to her senior year at college. Ruth doan macdougalls one minus one is also regional fiction and also narrated by a young woman, but there the resemblance ends, for if addie pray is a ford pickup truck chugging over. Books by ruth doan macdougall author of the cheerleader. Site fidelity 5 by ruth doan macdougall 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Unfinished, still full of boundless possibilities, the wor. Books by ruth doan macdougall all formats kindle edition audible audiobook paperback hardcover see more sort by. Like her classic comingofage best seller, the cheerleader, this novel by ruth doan macdougall features a 50s setting and an idealistic girl confronting reality. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ruth doan macdougall books online. Frigate books makes its titles available through multiple sources. About the author ruth doan macdougall, whose father wrote novels and hiking books, began writing stories of her own at the age of six in her hometown of laconia, new hampshire. Because i keep a list of books i have read since the 1970s, i realized that i had read this and other books by ruth doan macdougall back then and loved them. Bev and puddles, and manofherdreams tom have become like shared family memories stored in books.
Snowy concentrates on becoming a poet and expanding her realms of knowledge, specifically about dating and sex. Macdougall, ruth doanborn 19 march 1939, laconia, new hampshiredaughter of daniel and ernestine crone doan. The reprint includes a new feature, a foreword by english professor ann v. Fans have designed a website devoted to ruth doan macdougall s work. Martins press, 1993 this novel, sequel to the cheerleader, chronicles the next 30 years of snowy, after she leaves the fictional n. May 01, 2012 the cheerleader macdougall, ruth doan on. Ruth doan macdougall has 23 books on goodreads with 2111 ratings. It is a young novel in its reach for experience and of understanding.
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As her time permits, ruth writes essays about life in and around her neighborhood. The cheerleader by ruth doan macdougall, paperback barnes. She received the new hampshire writers projects lifetime achievement award. Explorers guide 50 hikes in the white mountains by daniel.
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She is the daughter of hiking writer daniel doan bibliography novels. During the summer of 1952, thirteenyearold lydia dearborn must navigate into the unknown toward the horizon of maturity. It is the sequel to ruth doan macdougalls bestselling the cheerleader. Information collected when users request to be placed on the newsletter list is used only for that purpose and is shared with no one other than frigate books customer service and ruth doan macdougall. Ruth doan macdougall books list of books by author ruth. Ruth doan macdougall its a word from history books, pandemic. Settling a new england frontier, 17851842 daniel doan, author, ruth doan macdougall, editor, jere r. She is the author of more than a dozen novels, including the bestseller the cheerleader and its sequels, which have become favorite books of countless readers. Henrietta snow the snowy series book 3 apr 1, 2017. The cheerleader by macdougall, ruth doan, 1939publication date 1998 topics high school students, teenage girls, cheerleading. Ruth doan macdougall july 25, 20 last year, in the ruths neighborhood section of my web site, i wrote remembering mother west wind, in which i mentioned that because of the mother west wind books i cant keep myself from naming various animals we see in our yard. In summary, free shipping and autographs are offered through frigate books and there is no applicable sales tax.
Ruth doan macdougall, born near laconia, new hampshire, is an american author. Buy the cheerleader by ruth doan macdougall online at alibris. User information collected through the websites host provider is limited to nonidentifying informationpages visited, length of time spent, etc. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The cheerleader by ruth doan macdougall 1974, paperback. Here is what it was like to grow up in the 1950s in the years of ponytails, pajama parties, proms, and parking. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. A novelist, she has also received the nhwp lifetime achievement award.
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