<b><b>Travel to the Old West with Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather.</b><br> </b> <p/>Willa Cather's novels brought the life of American settlers on the Great Plains to the forefront of the nation's consciousness during a time when the lands west of the Mississippi were undergoing rapid transformation. <i>My Ántonia</i>, considered by many scholars to be her first masterpiece, tells the story of a young orphan, Jim Burden, who is sent from Virginia to Nebraska, where he grows up with his grandparents on their farm. He becomes friends with Ántonia Shimerda, a Bohemian girl who endures her own struggles as she enters adulthood. Rich in themes that will resonate with readers of all backgrounds, <i>My Ántonia </i>explores the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people in extraordinary times. <br><br><br><b>Author:</b> Willa Cather<br><b>Publisher:</b> Canterbury Classics<br><b>Published:</b> 04/10/2018<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.75lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.90d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781684123131<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.9<br><b>Point Value:</b> 14<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>713 / My Antonia<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Willa Sibert Cather</b> (1873-1947) was an American writer who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including <i>O Pioneers!</i> (1913), <i>The Song of the Lark</i> (1915), and <i>My Ántonia</i>