{"product_id":"thimble-summer-9780312380021","title":"Thimble Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A silver thimble and a new friend make a girl's summer magical in Elizabeth Enright's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThimble Summer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA few hours after nine-year-old Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble in the dried-up riverbed, the rains come and end the long drought on the farm. The rains bring safety for the crops and the livestock, and money for Garnet's father. Garnet can't help feeling that the thimble is a magic talisman, for the summer proves to be interesting and exciting in so many different ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is the arrival of Eric, an orphan who becomes a member of the Linden family; the building of a new barn; and the county fair at which Garnet's carefully tended pig, Timmy, wins a blue ribbon. Every day brings adventure of some kind to Garnet and her best friend, Citronella. As far as Garnet is concerned, the thimble is responsible for each good thing that happens during this magic summer--her thimble summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-696846\"\u003eElizabeth Enright\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.66h x 5.22w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312380021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031238002X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV030060\"\u003ePlaces | United States\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV029000\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV025000\"\u003eLifestyles | Farm Life \u0026amp; Ranch Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Enright\u003c\/b\u003e (1907-1968) was a talented writer whose many awards include the 1939 John Newbery Medal for \u003ci\u003eThimble Summer\u003c\/i\u003e and a 1958 Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003eGone-Away Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. Among her other beloved titles are her books about the Melendy family, beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Saturdays\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). Enright also wrote short stories for adults, and her work was published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48107530911981,"sku":"9780312380021","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_a75fb533-9c1b-40ae-bd06-6dd16d3d8121.jpg?v=1747547778","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/thimble-summer-9780312380021","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}