Blue Willow
$18.16
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
30 September 1976
Summary
To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn’t have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. Someday, Janey promised the willow plate, with its picture of a real house, her family would once again be able to set down roots in a community.
Blue Willow is…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140309249 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140309241 |
| Author: | Doris Gates |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 1976 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Newbery Library, Puffin |
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“This story, told with sensitive beauty, should widen the horizons of those who read it.”– The Horn Book
“This story, told with sensitive beauty, should widen the horizons of those who read it.”–The Horn Book
About The Author
Doris Gates
Doris Gates was a librarian and writer of children’s fiction. Blue Willow was groundbreaking in its use of realistic storytelling for children. Doris Gates is also known for her collections of Greek mythology, including A Fair Wind for Troy.
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