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Katy, the precocious ten-year-old daughter of the town doctor, befriends a retarded boy., This story, set in the early 1900s, tells of 9-year-old girl named Katy who dreams of following in her father's footsteps and being a doctor when she grows up. The plot also includes two sisters--Peg, who works for Katy's family, and Nell, who works for the family next door to Katy. These three lives intersect further when Katy befriends Peg and Nell's brother--a mentally challenged boy named Jacob.
| Details | | Series: | Readers Circle Series |
| Size | | Length: | 178 pages | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"The nuance of character dynamics, the implications of adult actions for children caught unawares, and the dawning revelations of institutional injustice all mark this as a novel for sophisticated older readers despite the narrator's beginning her account with her sixth birthday."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Betsy Hearne (04/01/2003)
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