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To Live a Truer Life: A Story of the Hopedale Community

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4.4 out of 5
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Book Description
In the utopian community of Hopedale, Massachusetts in 1855, eight-year-old mail carrier Susie makes her rounds and shows the reader what makes her town so special.

This full-color picture book introduces young readers to the history and ideals of the Hopedale Community, whose members all pledged never to hurt, kill, or hate another human being, even their worst enemy.

Book Information
PublisherBlackstone Editions
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-10097250172X
ISBN-13978-0972501729
Publication Date06/06/2003
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About Lynn Gordon Hughes (Author) : Lynn Gordon Hughes is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Lynn Gordon Hughes is To Live a Truer Life: A Story of the Hopedale Community.
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About Lindro (Illustrator) : Lindro is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of Lindro is To Live a Truer Life: A Story of the Hopedale Community.
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