Addie's Forever Friend - Hardcover

Lawlor, Laurie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807501646 ISBN 13: 9780807501641

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co, 1997

Synopsis

Addie Mills tends to be afraid of everything, from learning to swim to firecrackers, but her best friend Eleanor has daring plans for the Fourth of July and Addie has to decide if she will go along.

About this title

About the Author:

Lawlor is an Albert Whitman author.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-4?The friendship between two girls growing up in Iowa in the 19th century is depicted in this quaint series entry. Addie is a fearful, nervous child?a worrier. Eleanor, on the other hand, is bold, adventurous, and a prankster. This story revolves around Eleanor's attempts to teach Addie to swim in the Mississippi and the havoc created when Eleanor's practical joke on the Fourth of July goes awry. Addie has an opportunity to prove herself braver than she thinks by saving her friend from certain death in the river. Subplots involve Addie's mother's pregnancy, the family's failing farm, and the looming possibility of a move to Dakota in search of land and prosperity. The birth of a baby sister gives dual meaning to the notion of a "forever friend" for Addie. The story ends before readers learn the family's ultimate fate. Cogancherry's sensitive pencil drawings open each brief chapter. This sweet, step-up novel is not a standout, but it will appeal to children who enjoyed the earlier stories about Addie or as an introduction to historical fiction.?Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0807501646
• ISBN 13: 9780807501641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 124
• Illustrator: Cogancherry Helen