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The Year the Swallows Came Early

by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Cassandra Morris
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Debut novelist Kathryn Fitzmaurice delivers a critically acclaimed tale of family bonds that School Library Journal says "encourages understanding, tolerance, and forgiveness." Nine-year-old Eleanor "Groovy" Robinson dreams of one day attending culinary school and becoming a great chef. But then her father-a compulsive gambler-nearly destroys Groovy's future. Heartbroken, Groovy slowly begins to understand the importance of reconciliation. "Groovy's first-person narrative sensitively shows both her strength and her uncertainty ."-Booklist, starred review
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781449869717
  • File size: 145784 KB
  • Release date: October 28, 2006
  • Duration: 05:03:42

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781449869717
  • File size: 146002 KB
  • Release date: October 28, 2006
  • Duration: 05:03:40
  • Number of parts: 4
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:750
Text Difficulty:3-4

Debut novelist Kathryn Fitzmaurice delivers a critically acclaimed tale of family bonds that School Library Journal says "encourages understanding, tolerance, and forgiveness." Nine-year-old Eleanor "Groovy" Robinson dreams of one day attending culinary school and becoming a great chef. But then her father-a compulsive gambler-nearly destroys Groovy's future. Heartbroken, Groovy slowly begins to understand the importance of reconciliation. "Groovy's first-person narrative sensitively shows both her strength and her uncertainty ."-Booklist, starred review
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature