This is a gentle story about a 12-year-old Vermont farm boy. "Manages to evoke a sense of vanished America--when neighbors were neighborly, when food was home-cooked, and clothes and philosophy homespun".--Newsweek. An ALA Notable Children's Book.
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This is a gentle story about a 12-year-old Vermont farm boy. "Manages to evoke a sense of vanished America--when neighbors were neighborly, when food was home-cooked, and clothes and philosophy homespun".--Newsweek. An ALA Notable Children's Book.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0394482352. The author's first book. Seventh printing. SIGNED by the author. Offsetting on front free endpaper where the author's signature is, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; Signed by Author.
I gave this book to my 12 yr. old grandson and he loved it. I used to teach this novel to 10th grade students who had trouble with English, and they ALL read it and enjoyed it. A truly lovely novel.
Jenndiggy
Apr 6, 2007
Disturbing
I know there are plenty of people who love this book, but I found it quite disturbing. I was required to read it in jr. high, and hated it. As an adult, I found a copy at a book sale and thought it couldn't be as bad as I remembered, but in fact, it was worse than I remembered. The "weaseling" the dog gave me nightmares about the poor dog being trapped in a barell with a weasel until the dog had to be shot and killed. The mating of the pig seemed much like a rape scene, and in fact the comment that was made about it. While some may love it, it is not a book for the more sensitive or squeemish.
