The Wonder of Charlie Anne
Aug 2010 · Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Charlie Anne is devastated when her father must go north to build roads after the Depression hits. She and her siblings are left with their rigid cousin, Mirabel, and a farm full of chores. The only solace Charlie Anne finds is by the river, where the memory of her mother is strongest.
Then her neighbor Old Mr. Jolly brings home a new wife, Rosalyn, who shows up in pants—pants!—the color of red peppers. With her arrives Phoebe, a young African American girl who has also lost her mother. Phoebe is smart and fun and the perfect antidote to Charlie Anne's lonely days. The girls soon forge a friendship and learn from each other in amazing ways.
But when hatred turns their town ugly, it's almost more than they can bear. Now it's up to Charlie Anne and Phoebe to prove that our hearts are always able to expand.
Then her neighbor Old Mr. Jolly brings home a new wife, Rosalyn, who shows up in pants—pants!—the color of red peppers. With her arrives Phoebe, a young African American girl who has also lost her mother. Phoebe is smart and fun and the perfect antidote to Charlie Anne's lonely days. The girls soon forge a friendship and learn from each other in amazing ways.
But when hatred turns their town ugly, it's almost more than they can bear. Now it's up to Charlie Anne and Phoebe to prove that our hearts are always able to expand.
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Mika French
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9 June 2016
This book is very heart warming and I personally think it started out slow but this book was one worth reading. Hope y'all read soon. Find it at your local library. Mika French
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31 October 2010
Charlie Anne's life has just gotten harder. First her mother dies in childbirth, and the baby also dies. Her cousin Mirabelle moves in to help her dad. Since it is the 1930's and the Great Depression is in full swing, her father has decided to leave her and the other children in the care of Mirabelle while he and his oldest son leave to work on President Roosevelt's roads. Mirabelle makes Charlie Anne do most of the chores, then chastises her for not being more lady like. Then their neighbor Mr. Jolly takes a new wife name Roselyn. She is bright and vibrant. This is enough to set tongues to wagging. The big shock is the young girl Roselyn has adopted. She is a young "colored" girl named Phoebe. Charlie Anne doesn't care what color she is. Unfortunately the rest of the town does, especially her cousin Mirabelle. Charlie Anne learns first hand how prejudiced people can be, yet also sees for herself, when she and Phoebe become friends, how stupid prejudice is. Great Book.
About the author
Kimberly Newton Fusco is the author of Tending to Grace, which the Denver Post called "a stunning story." It received multiple starred reviews and many accolades, and received the American Library Association's Schneider Family Book Award for its empathetic portrayal of a young girl who stutters. It was also an ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, a Booklist Top 10 First Novel for Youth, an IRA Notable Book, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. Before becoming a novelist, Ms. Fusco was an award-winning reporter and editor for the Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegram & Gazette. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Ms. Fusco lives in Foster, Rhode Island, with her husband and their four children. You can visit her on the Web at www.kimberlynewtonfusco.com.
Ms. Fusco lives in Foster, Rhode Island, with her husband and their four children. You can visit her on the Web at www.kimberlynewtonfusco.com.
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