| Keeper of the Doves Contributor(s): Byars, Betsy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142400637 ISBN-13: 9780142400630 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: Now available in paperback--the acclaimed novel from the Newbery Medal-winning author of "Summer of the Swans." "The snippets of Amie's and her family's lives add up to an exquisitely complete picture."--"Publishers Weekly." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002009283 |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.02" W x 7.78" (0.22 lbs) 121 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 63092 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Amen McBee, the youngest of five sisters, gobbles up words the way other children gobble up sweets. She couldn't be more different from her elder twin sisters Arabella and Annabella-called the Bellas. The mischievous Bellas constantly frighten Amen with stories of Mr. Tominski-the old recluse who lives in the woods nearby and mysteriously tends to a flock of doves. The Bellas insist that Mr. Tominski is a dangerous bogeyman who eats children whole, but Papa vows that the keeper of the doves wouldn't hurt a soul. When tragedy strikes the family Amen must decide once and for all who is right. |