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Family Sabbatical (Paperback)
Carol Ryrie Brink; Introduction by Nancy Pearl
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The Ridgeway family takes on France in this delightful story from
Newbery Medal winner Carol Ryrie Brink. Professor Ridgeway is on
sabbatical in the South of France-and the whole family is along for
the adventure. Susan has brought her diary to document their
vacation fun, but Dumpling isn't convinced that France can compete
with their house with the tower back in Midwest City. She's brought
along her doll, Irene, as her little piece of home. George is just
happy to have some new terrain to search for rocks. As the
Ridgeways settle in, they find out that a real, live princess is
staying at their hotel. But who could she be? While they search for
the princess, they also begin studying French with their stern
tutor, Mademoiselle-but isn't it more fun teaching her some
not-so-proper English? And as Halloween and Thanksgiving roll
around, the Ridgeway children decide to show France a little bit of
what these holidays mean back home in America-with some unexpected
results! France will never be the same after the Ridgeways come to
visit!
Musical Characters 8 male, 7 female, plus 18 children Carol Ryrie
Brink's Newberry Award-winning novel Caddie Woodlawn is brought to
exuberant life as a musical. Caddie (the iconic, high-spirited
Wisconsin pioneer girl beloved by generations of readers) leads her
willing siblings in a series of thrilling adventures, not always
with the approval of her traditional Bostonian mother. Her father,
however, encourages her antics, that she might thrive amidst the
new, tougher ways of the West. In a dramatic climax, Caddie
single-handedly diffuses a potentially deadly clash between the
terrified settlers and the local Dakota tribe through a daring and
dangerous act. But her action only deepens her conflict with her
mother. Ultimately, Caddie learns invaluable lessons about
reconciling the head-strong child she's been, and the responsible
adult she is soon to be. Through it all, the sacredness of
tradition - passed from one generation to the next - is powerfully
dramatized. As one wise friend tells Caddie: "Families - they're
our link to forever, lass." "As cream rises to the top, so did
Caddie Woodlawn...-Wisconsin News-Leader. "Young audiences adore
Caddie Woodlawn!" -Springfield News-Leader. "A fine family yarn..."
-Milwaukee Journal.
Fourteen tales relating the further adventures of ten-year-old Caddie and her six siblings living on the Wisconsin frontier in the 1860's.
Chronicles the adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.
Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew
and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother's dares every
chance she gets. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most of
the neighbors -- neighbors who, like her mother and sisters, don't
understand her at all.
Caddie is brave, and her story is special because it's based on
the life and memories of Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother, the real
Caddie Woodlawn. Her spirit and sense of fun have made this book a
classic that readers have taken to their hearts for more than
seventy years.
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