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A touching story set in 1930s California about the young daughter of a migrant farm worker. The extreme poverty of the family makes every possession and every happy experience stand out as something very special, often taking on almost magical proportions. Janey loves her blue willow plate because it is the only beautiful thing she owns (actually the only object she owns at all) but also because it represents home and permanence. Great characters and descriptions of agricultural life in 1930s Ca
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One of the first chapter books I ever read, way back in the second grade in 1983, it has held a special place in my book loving heart ever since. Sadly the original copy that I owned was donated to Goodwill several years back but thanks to the magic of the internet I was able to purchase a new-to-me used copy to re-read and keep.
Feb 15, 2017
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
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Apr 03, 2025
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