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The Hired Girl Crown "is the grace we bestowA New York Times bestseller! Winner of the Scott ODell Award for Historical Fiction An Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award Winner Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Childrens and Young Adult Literature Schlitz has crafted another exquisite literary gem, one told entirely via Joans vivid, humorous, and emotionally resonant diary entries. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Fourteen year old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines