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Operation Clean Sweep
EN USISBN: 0374380341 bzw. 9780374380342, in Englisch, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
19th century,children's,children's books,family life,friendship social skills and school life,girls and women,growing up and facts of life,historical fiction,literature and fiction,parents, Mom for mayor!Election day is fast approaching, and twelve-year-old Cornelius Sanwick discovers a secret: his mom is running for mayor! That would be pretty neat, except that his dad is the incumbent. Corn feels torn -- surely he should warn his father. But if he does, his mother won't stand a chance. In 1916, Oregon is one of only eleven states in which women can vote, and they have to take office by stealth. Corn wonders what kind of mayor his mom would make. Would she be able to get the streetlights turned back on? Would she corral the chickens and keep their poop off the streets? And what would she do if the pickpocket Sticky Fingers Fred showed up in Umatilla? Friendship, first love, and above all filial devotion play their parts in this charming story set during the Great War and based on a true episode in the history of Umatilla, Oregon -- the female takeover of the town's government.
19th century,children's,children's books,family life,friendship social skills and school life,girls and women,growing up and facts of life,historical fiction,literature and fiction,parents, Mom for mayor!Election day is fast approaching, and twelve-year-old Cornelius Sanwick discovers a secret: his mom is running for mayor! That would be pretty neat, except that his dad is the incumbent. Corn feels torn -- surely he should warn his father. But if he does, his mother won't stand a chance. In 1916, Oregon is one of only eleven states in which women can vote, and they have to take office by stealth. Corn wonders what kind of mayor his mom would make. Would she be able to get the streetlights turned back on? Would she corral the chickens and keep their poop off the streets? And what would she do if the pickpocket Sticky Fingers Fred showed up in Umatilla? Friendship, first love, and above all filial devotion play their parts in this charming story set during the Great War and based on a true episode in the history of Umatilla, Oregon -- the female takeover of the town's government.
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The Babbs Switch Story
EN USISBN: 0374304750 bzw. 9780374304751, in Englisch, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
19th century,children's,children's books,christmas,family life,growing up and facts of life,historical fiction,holidays and celebrations,literature and fiction,siblings, A novel told in a strong Southern voiceRuth Ann Tillman loves to sing, especially the solo in the annual Babbs Switch, Oklahoma, Christmas Tree Celebration. And no matter what Elden Larrs says teasingly, she's good. But this year, 1924, Mom and Pop won't let Ruthie perform. The problem is Daphne, her sister. At sixteen, four years older than Ruthie, Daphne still carries her one-armed, bald-headed doll for comfort and reaches out to stroke anything soft and soothing. When she almost smothers Mrs. Larrs's baby this way, Mom and Pop know they're in trouble - and that Ruthie had better not appear on the schoolhouse stage. Ruthie is indignant. Why does she have to share her life with such an oddball sister? Christmas Eve arrives, and Ruthie goes to the celebration, even though she can't participate, and even though "daffy" Daphne is at her side. At least she can see Elden. Then the schoolhouse catches fire, as it really did on that night in Babbs Switch, and Ruthie discovers what her sister means to her. Inspired by a tragedy, Darleen Bailey Beard's tribute to Babbs Switch is nonetheless filled with humor and warmth and the charm of first romance.
19th century,children's,children's books,christmas,family life,growing up and facts of life,historical fiction,holidays and celebrations,literature and fiction,siblings, A novel told in a strong Southern voiceRuth Ann Tillman loves to sing, especially the solo in the annual Babbs Switch, Oklahoma, Christmas Tree Celebration. And no matter what Elden Larrs says teasingly, she's good. But this year, 1924, Mom and Pop won't let Ruthie perform. The problem is Daphne, her sister. At sixteen, four years older than Ruthie, Daphne still carries her one-armed, bald-headed doll for comfort and reaches out to stroke anything soft and soothing. When she almost smothers Mrs. Larrs's baby this way, Mom and Pop know they're in trouble - and that Ruthie had better not appear on the schoolhouse stage. Ruthie is indignant. Why does she have to share her life with such an oddball sister? Christmas Eve arrives, and Ruthie goes to the celebration, even though she can't participate, and even though "daffy" Daphne is at her side. At least she can see Elden. Then the schoolhouse catches fire, as it really did on that night in Babbs Switch, and Ruthie discovers what her sister means to her. Inspired by a tragedy, Darleen Bailey Beard's tribute to Babbs Switch is nonetheless filled with humor and warmth and the charm of first romance.
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Babbs Switch Story
EN HC USISBN: 9780374304751 bzw. 0374304750, in Englisch, MacMillan Higher Education, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
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9780374304751,0374304750,babbs,switch,story,beard, Excellent Marketplace listings for "Babbs Switch Story" by Beard starting as low as $19.08! Hardback, Shipping to USA only!
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