Bright Island

Robinson, Mabel L.

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ISBN 10: 0394809866 ISBN 13: 9780394809861

Published by Random House Books for Young Readers, 2012

Language: English

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"First published in 1937 and a 1938 Newbery Honor book, Bright Island is Mabel L. Robinson's beloved coming-of-age story of Thankful Curtis, a spirited girl raised on a small island off the Maine coast who must leave home to attend school on the mainland. This Random House 75th Anniversary Edition features the original illustrations by Lynd Ward.

Published by Random House Books for Young Readers in 2012, this 276-page hardcover is perfect for young adult and middle-grade readers, fans of classic coming-of-age fiction, and collectors of Newbery Honor titles.

This copy is a 75th Anniversary First Edition in Good condition. The back of the dust jacket shows a liquid mark (pictured); the jacket's interior has a plastic-style coating, so the hardcover beneath appears unaffected. Binding is tight; pages are clean with no writing, markings, or highlighting observed.

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Title: Bright Island
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0394809866
ISBN 13: 9780394809861
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Ward, Lynd
Edition: 5th or later Edition, Special Edition
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Dimensions: 6.13 inches width by 8.5 inches height by 1.01 inches depth
Weight: 14.392 ounces

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Mabel Robinson's delightful coming-of-age story won a Newbery Honor in 1938 and garnered extraordinary praise from critics and readers alike.

Born and raised on Bright Island off the Maine coast, Thankful Curtis is more like her sea captain grandfather than any of her older brothers are. Nothing suits her better than sailing and helping her father with the farm. But when her dreaded sisters-in-law suggest that Thankful get some proper schooling on the mainland, the wind is knocked from her sails.

Thankful finds the uncharted waters of school difficult to navigate: there's a rocky reception from her rich roommate, Selina; the breezy behavior of the charming Robert; and stormy Mr. Fletcher, the handsome Latin teacher whose caustic tongue masks a tender heart. And while Thankful works hard to make the best of her new life, Bright Island continues to flash in her thoughts, like the sparkle of the sun on the water.

The New York Times raved, "One would be hard put to it to find a better contemporary novel than this," and now this evocative tale can be welcomed by a new generation of readers.

About the Author

In 1951, MABEL L. ROBINSON wrote: "I went to normal school, taught a while, went to Radcliffe College, and finally took my master's and doctor's degrees at Columbia University, where I now teach creative writing. . . . The four summer months are for Maine, where I have leisure to write, to sail, and to do as I please. It sounds very pleasant. And it is!"

MABEL L. ROBINSON won two Newbery Honors: for Bright Island in 1938, and for Runner of the Mountain Tops in 1940. She died in 1962.

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