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Available
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Series
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Publication
Harper (1955), 247 pages
Description
While nine-year-old Nancy is staying with her adopted Swedish grandparents for a year, everyone tries to figure out how she can celebrate a name day since her name isn't Swedish.
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LibraryThing member electrascaife
A city girl whose mother is very ill goes to live in the country with her grandparents, and spends a spring and summer playing with her cousins and enjoying life on a farm.
This one melted into syrupy sweetness, mixed with the cloying annoyance of a sad girl complaining and getting everything she
This one melted into syrupy sweetness, mixed with the cloying annoyance of a sad girl complaining and getting everything she
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wants. So, well, kind of ew. The one saving grace here are the illustrations by Garth Williams. Show Less
LibraryThing member ssperson
This was my absolute favorite book in elementary school. I read it several times, and I really need to put some work into finding a copy for myself. I can still picture the yellow rose wallpaper the MC got in her bedroom.
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Awards
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1957-1958)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1956)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 1956-1957)
Language
Original publication date
1955
Physical description
247 p.; 7.9 inches