Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer (English) Paperback Book

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The discoveries and adventures of ten-year-old Lucinda, who spends a wonderful year exploring the New York City of the 1890's.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Luckily when Lucinda's family left her with Miss Peters in New York City, her guardian understood that a ten year-old girl wanted to roller skate to school, and wasn't worried about social dignity. A delightful story about a tomboy who could not help being a lady at the same time. Newbery Award Book Age 8-12 186 pages

Author Biography

Ruth Sawyer (1880-1970) is one of America's most distinguished and honored children's book authors and storytellers. She is particularly well known for her Irish-inspired folktales, especially those centered around Christmas. Ruth Sawyer was awarded the 1937 Newbery Medal for ROLLER SKATES, and in 1954, JOURNEY CAKE, HO!, illustrated by her son-in-law, Robert McCloskey, was a Caldecott Honor recipient. Ruth Sawyer received the prestigious Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1965 for her substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature.
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Review

"A refreshingly lively and genuine story."-- The New York Times

Kirkus US Review

This might be sold as non-fiction as we are told it is autobiographical. But it is written as a story and would sell better that way, I think. One of the most delightful books of the year - a vivid, lovable story of one year in a small girl's life, when her parents' trip to Italy and her own "boarding out" with the freedom of the city on roller skates - gave her a chance to be a real person rather than a bandboxed child. Into that year she manages to crowd all sorts of interesting contacts with people she might never have known, and joys and sorrows come thick and fast. An interesting picture of New York 40 odd years ago. (Kirkus Reviews)

Prizes

Winner of John Newbery Medal 1937

Review Quote

"A refreshingly lively and genuine story."

Details ISBN0140303588 Author William Pene Du Bois Short Title ROLLER SKATES Pages 192 Publisher Puffin Books Language English ISBN-10 0140303588 ISBN-13 9780140303582 Media Book DEWEY FIC Illustrations Yes Year 1986 Publication Date 1986-05-31 Illustrator Valenti Angelo Imprint Penguin Books Australia Place of Publication Hawthorn Country of Publication Australia Format Paperback Residence US Birth 1880 Death 1970 Audience Age 8-12 Series Puffin Newberry Library DOI 10.1604/9780140303582 Audience Children/Juvenile UK Release Date 1986-05-06 NZ Release Date 1986-05-05 AU Release Date 1986-05-05 We've got this

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