Background
Griffith, Connie Lou was born on May 13, 1946 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Arleigh Leland and Vivian Pearl (Spellman) Kringle.
(Tootie and Buddy move to a farm in Wisconsin, where she m...)
Tootie and Buddy move to a farm in Wisconsin, where she must attend a new school. When she is given an assignment to debate obnoxious Sylvia Shinler on the rights of the mentally ill, Tootie fears that her new community will find out that her brother Buddy is retarded.
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(In 1928 fourteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy tries to follow...)
In 1928 fourteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy tries to follow her mother's example of faith as she deals with the taunts of a local rich girl, accusations about a bank robbery, and a devastating tornado, while helping take care of her retarded younger brother on the family farm near Siren, Wisconsin.
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(In the winter of 1927, thirteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy ...)
In the winter of 1927, thirteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy worries about her family's economic situation, the upcoming Christmas play at school, and the Gypsies who have camped near her home in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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(Muniamma has run away again - this time from her father a...)
Muniamma has run away again - this time from her father and his partner who are scheming to arrange a marriage she does not want. She is determined to give her life to ‘the God who made the sunrise’... but they are equally determined to stop her. Rushing away in the darkness, Muniamma runs into a low branch of a jacaranda tree and cuts herself. Once again her friends come to the rescue. Slowly she begins to discover the mysterious meaning of the new scar on her face. Muniamma is growing up - can it be that she is also outgrowing her childhood fears and finding her real Father at last?
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(This fast-paced series teaches Christian values and makes...)
This fast-paced series teaches Christian values and makes early 20th-century America come alive for young readers. Tootie is devastated when she learns that her precious brother Buddy must be admitted to an asylum for mentally ill children. When she and her friend Joey attempt to rescue Buddy, they must rely on God for strength to face the dangers ahead.
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(In St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1927, thirteen-year-old Tootie...)
In St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1927, thirteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy makes a new friend, Joey Staddler, and together they show up the conniving street preacher who has duped Tootie's older sister into joining him.
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Griffith, Connie Lou was born on May 13, 1946 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Arleigh Leland and Vivian Pearl (Spellman) Kringle.
Bachelor in Education and Science, Eastern Washington State University, 1969. Certified, Institute Children's Literature, Connecticut, 1991.
(In 1928 fourteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy tries to follow...)
(In the winter of 1927, thirteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy ...)
(Muniamma has run away again - this time from her father a...)
(This fast-paced series teaches Christian values and makes...)
(Tootie and Buddy move to a farm in Wisconsin, where she m...)
(Muniamma’s heart was heavy as she thought back over the p...)
(In St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1927, thirteen-year-old Tootie...)
Married Geoffrey Wallace Griffith, December 6, 1969. Children: Ann Marie, Kay Marie.