Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow's Nest - Hardcover

Pavlicin, Karen

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9781934617007: Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow's Nest

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1934617008 ISBN 13: 9781934617007

Publisher: Elva Resa Publishing, 2007

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Multiple award-winning middle grade novel!

“ ... an upbeat, positive story ... wise, hopeful ... with a subtle simplicity sure to touch hearts.” —School Library Journal

“An enjoyable adventure of discovery ... ” — Midwest Book Review

When 10-year-old Andy Parker reluctantly goes to Grandma's house for the summer, all he can think about is how much he misses his dad in heaven and his best friend Anthony, who moved away. What will he do in this sleepy small town for the entire summer? But it turns out even cow dung can be interesting and something wonderful can come from rotten apples.
Mom called this my Summer of Courage. She said that when you need courage the most is when you realize what's happened in your life and you decide to get up the next morning anyway. ... I closed my eyes and prayed for God to send me a sign. Any sign he was listening. He sent me perch, Mrs. Sackets, and crow's nest.
MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING BOOK!
Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Gold
Benjamin Franklin Awards Silver
IPPY Silver
Mom’s Choice Awards Silver
Children’s Crown Award Finalist
NAPPA Honors Book
Book of the Year Awards Finalist
Midwest Book Awards Finalist.

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From the Inside Flap:

Mom called this my Summer of Courage.She said that when you need courage the most is when you realize what's happened in your life and you decide to get up the next morning anyway.Mom and I did our best to keep going, to have courage. We prayed a lot. Sometimes I wondered if God ever listened. I prayed real hard for my dad to get better, but he died. I prayed that Anthony would be my best friend forever, but that was going to be harder now that we didn't live next door to each other. And I prayed that Mom would learn to cook something besides hot dogs and jelly sandwiches. I closed my eyes and prayed for God to send me a sign. Any sign he was listening.He sent me perch, Mrs. Sackets, and crow's nest.

About the Author:

KAREN PAVLICIN is an award-winning writer of several books. She grew up in rural upstate New York, where the story in Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow's Nest (Summer of Courage) takes place, and now lives in Minnesota with her family. They have an apple tree in their backyard and a cow dung clock in their kitchen.

About this book, Karen says, “One day I was thinking about my childhood and remembered our summertime ritual of cutting up those tiny, hard apples on Grandma’s porch. For the first time, I realized it wasn’t about the apples. Grandma was a smart woman—she kept her family all coming back to her porch every summer. At the same time, my son and I were beginning a new phase of our lives and I thought he could use a story about those apples. That’s when I created Andy and his summer of courage.”

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