The Barn, Avi
The Barn, Avi
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The Barn

Author: Avi

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Unabridged: 1 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/15/2013


Synopsis

Benjamin was nine years old in the spring of 1855 when his father met with the accident that changed Benjamin's life. Called home from boarding school, his first sight of his father lying nearly lifeless in the bed petrified him. Gone was the energetic man who had held the family together when Benjamin's mother succumbed to diphtheria. With the courage and strength that had brought the family to the Oregon Territory, Benjamin and his siblings work to build the barn their father had been excitedly planning when he was struck down. Racing with time, Benjamin hopes to give the barn to his father as a gift-only hoping the barn will be completed before his father dies. Award-winning author Avi brings to life a tender story of loss and faith, that will touch the hearts of listeners of all ages.

About Avi

Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Visit him at Avi-Writer.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on September 14, 2024

There are a few authors for young readers whose every word on the page carries a little added weight. Howard Pyle, Esther Forbes, Russell Freedman, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Gary D. Schmidt are in that group, but so is Avi. Nine-year-old Ben has been away at school for seven months in the year 1855......more

Goodreads review by Lola on March 13, 2017

This historical fiction book by Avi, was engaging, yet very gloomy. In 1855, set in Oregon, a young boy named Benjamin, preferred name Ben, must return home from boarding school due to his father's ailing health. Early on, Ben’s parents realized his academic potential and following his mother's deat......more

Goodreads review by Bill on November 10, 2015

Ben, away at school in Portland, Oregon, fulfilling his dead mother’s dream, is told his father is sick, and his sister is there to take him home. In fact, his father has had a severe stroke, can’t move or speak, and has left 9 year old Ben, his 13 year old brother and older sister to fend for themse......more

Goodreads review by Katt on February 22, 2022

This book is definitely not meant for light entertainment! Benjamin is 9 years old and away at school, having been seen by his father as being the most promising of his three children academically speaking. Things seem to be going well, right up until Benjamin's father becomes very sick. Now Benjamin......more

Goodreads review by Rhea on September 21, 2024

I picked up this little book, because I like Avi, and the story is set in my home state (before it became a state). I gave this story 4 stars, because of the quality of the writing. (Avi is an amazing writer!) However, the story is SO SAD!!!!!!!!!!!......more