A Labor of Love - The Life and Art of Vinnie Ream

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HISTORICAL FICTION

19th Century

Glenn V. Sherwood

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A teenage girl models Abraham Lincoln and Congress gives her the job of making a marble statue after his death.

Genre

Historical Fiction

Short Summary

Teenage girl models Lincoln in her sculpture training.

Setting

Washington, D.C.; Midwest USA, Italy.

Based on a True Story

Yes

Plot - Premise

Other

Plot - Other Elements

Other

Mature Audience Themes

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Main Character Details

Name: Vinnie Ream (Lavinia Ellen Ream) 1847-1914

Age: 7 to 23

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Skillful

Additional Character Details

Name: Robert Ream

Age: Lived from 1811 to 1885

Gender: Male

Role: Mentor

Key Traits: Manipulative

Additional Character Details

Name: Senator Edmund G. Ross of Kansas 1826-1907

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Role: sidekick

Key Traits: Decisive

Additional Character Details

Name: Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865

Age: 56

Gender: Male

Role: protagonist

Key Traits: Visionary

About The Author

Target Audiences

Age: 55+,35-54,18-34,13-17,6 and under,7-12

Target Gender: Universal

Group Specific

Women's history, inspirational girls.

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: SunShine Press Publications

Year Published: 1997

Hard Copy Available

No

ISBN

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