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Macmillan Children's Book

Thimble Summer

Author: Elizabeth Enright; Illustrated by the author

Thimble Summer

Thimble Summer

$8.99

About This Book

A silver thimble and a new friend make a girl's summer magical.

Page Count
144
On Sale
04/29/2008
Age Range
8-12

Book Details

A silver thimble and a new friend make a girl's summer magical in Elizabeth Enright's Thimble Summer.

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. Garnet can't help feeling that the thimble is a magic talisman, for the summer proves to be interesting and exciting in so many different ways.

There is the arrival of Eric, an orphan who becomes a member of the Linden family; the building of a new barn; and the county fair at which Garnet's carefully tended pig, Timmy, wins a blue ribbon. Every day brings adventure of some kind to Garnet and her best friend, Citronella. As far as Garnet is concerned, the thimble is responsible for each good thing that happens during this magic summer—her thimble summer.

Imprint Publisher

Square Fish

ISBN

9780312380021

In The News

“This story of a Wisconsin farm sings with the happiness and contentment of a small girl whose roots are sinking deep into the soil of a loved place.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review

“This is a story of the sort for which there is a constant demand. . . . There is the flavor of real life . . . expressed with charm and humor.” —The New York Times Book Review

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Thimble Summer

Thimble Summer

$8.99