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Silhouette of a Sparrow (Paperback, First Trade Paper Edition)
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Silhouette of a Sparrow (Paperback, First Trade Paper Edition)
Series: Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature
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Loot Price R246
Discovery Miles 2 460
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WINNER OF THE MILKWEED PRIZE FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE WINNER OF
THE 2013 PATERSON PRIZE FOR BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS ALA RAINBOW
LIST RECOMMENDED BOOK AMELIA BLOOMER PROJECT LIST RECOMMENDED BOOK
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD FINALIST
FOREWARD REVIEWS BOOK OF THE YEAR HONORABLE MENTION In the summer
of 1926, sixteen-year-old Garnet Richardson is sent to a lake
resort to escape the polio epidemic in the city. She dreams of
indulging in ornithology and a visit to an amusement park--a summer
of fun before she returns to a last year of high school, marriage,
and middle-class homemaking. But in the country, Garnet finds
herself under supervision of oppressive guardians, her father's
wealthy cousin and the matron's stuck-up daughter. Only a job in a
hat shop, an intense, secret relationship with a beautiful flapper,
and a deep faith in her own heart can save her from the suffocation
of traditional femininity in this coming-of-age story about a
search for both wildness and security in an era full of unrest. It
is the tale of a young woman's discovery of the science of risk and
the art of rebellion, and, of course, the power of unexpected love.
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