тАЬEloquent and resonantтАжpoignantly underscores the significance of family, friendship, and home.тАЭ тАФPublishers Weekly (starred review)
тАЬGentle and old-fashioned in the best senseтАжa little gem about small-town life.тАЭ тАФBooklist (starred review)
тАЬA sweet story for children dealing with change.тАЭ тАФKirkus Reviews
From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant comes the charming story of nine-year-old Flora Smallwood and the eventful year she spends in the quiet community of Rosetown, Indiana.
For nine-year-old Flora Smallwood, Rosetown, Indiana, is full of surprises, many of the best of which happen at the Wing and a Chair Used Book Shop, where she loves to read vintage childrenтАЩs books after school in the faded purple chair by the window.
But lately, those surprises havenтАЩt been so good. Her dear old dog, Laurence, recently passed away. Not long after, her parents decided to take a breather from their marriage, and now Flora has to move back and forth between their two houses. Plus, sheтАЩs just begun fourth grade, and it is so much different than third.
Luckily Flora has two wonderful friendsтАФone old and one new. And with them around to share thoughts and laughs and adventures big and small, life in Rosetown still has many sweet momentsтАФand even some very happy surprises!
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