Calico Bush
by Rachel Field
1932 Newbery Honor Book In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all. The classic pioneer story of Marguerite, a young French orphan in the New World, who promises to serve the Sargent family for six long years in retum for shelter, food and clothing.