Roller Skates
New York, NY : Puffin Books, 1986.
Format: Book
Description: 186 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
A Newbery Medal Winner!
Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.
"A refreshingly lively and genuine story."- The New York Times
Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.
"A refreshingly lively and genuine story."- The New York Times
Series: Puffin Newbery library.
Target Audience: 810L
ISBN:
0140303588 (pbk.)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C Sawyer | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Fiction | Out (Due: 5/3/2024) |
Reprint. Originally published: New York, N.Y. : Viking Press, 1936.
John Newbery Medal, 1937.
John Newbery Medal, 1937.