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  • Published: 7 November 1997
  • ISBN: 9780679885566
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $16.99

Black-Eyed Susan




A lyrical novel about a day in the life of a young pioneer girl growing up on the Dakota prairie is now available in a Knopf Paperback edition. This widely praised and beautifully crafted tale deftly evokes the vast expanse of the American West, the hardships faced by pioneer families, and the strong bonds of family and community.

A lyrical novel about a day in the life of a young pioneer girl growing up on the Dakota prairie is now available in a Knopf Paperback edition. This widely praised and beautifully crafted tale deftly evokes the vast expanse of the American West, the hardships faced by pioneer families, and the strong bonds of family and community.

  • Published: 7 November 1997
  • ISBN: 9780679885566
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $16.99

About the author

Jennifer Armstrong

Irene Gut Opdyke has spoken to hundreds of school, church and other community groups about her momentous wartime experiences. She has been honoured in both the US and in Israel, at the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem. She has now collected her memories together in this autobiography of her girlhood, with the help of a respected American novelist.

Author lives: USA

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