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Thimble Summer
Thimble Summer
Author: Elizabeth Enright
Read by Joan Allen — Approx. 4 hours — 3 cassettes — A few hours after nine-year-old Garnet linden finds a silver thimble in the dried-up riverbed, the rains come and end the long drought on the farm. The rains bring safety for the crops and the livestock and money for Garnet's father. The summer proves to be interesting and exciting in so many d...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780807205556
ISBN-10: 0807205559
Publication Date: 7/2000
Edition: Abridged
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: Listening Library
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
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1938 Newbery Medal Winner. A nice story for younger elementary school age. It has a lot in it that is unlike today and will make for good discussion within class or family.
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This was a pretty good book. It's a good read for pre-teens.
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Garnet finds a silver thimble and exciting things begin to happen...is it magic?!
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This is a really fun book for the children to read! Listed as a Sonlight reader.

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