Roller Skates
$21.71
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
6 May 1986
Summary
A Newbery Medal Winner!
Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman’s parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140303582 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140303588 |
| Author: | Ruth Sawyer, Valenti Angelo |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 1986 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Newbery Library, Puffin |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”
“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”
— The New York Times
Ruth Sawyer
Ruth Sawyer (1880-1970) was a central figure in the advancement of children’s book reading and writing. She received the Regina Medal (1965) for distinguished contribution to the field of children’s literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1965) for substantial and lasting contributions to children’s literature. A frequent and much admired speaker in the United States, she collaborated on two Caldecott Honor winners, The Christmas Anna Angel (1944) and Journey Cake, Ho! (1954), and her book Roller Skates (1937) was a winner of the Newbery Medal.
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