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Gentle's Holler

Average rating
4.1 out of 5
Based on 271 Ratings and 82 Reviews

Book Description
The sixties may have come to other parts of North Carolina, but with Mama pregnant again, Daddy struggling to find work, and nine siblings underfoot, nobody in the holler has much time for modern-day notions. Especially not twelve-year-old Livy Two, aspiring songwriter and self-appointed guardian of little sister Gentle, whose eyes "don't work so good yet." Even after a doctor confirms her fears, ... More
Book Information
PublisherPuffin Books
BindingPaperback (9 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages272
ISBN-100142407518
ISBN-13978-0142407516
Publication Date03/15/2007
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About Kerry Madden (Author) : Kerry Madden's debut children's novel, Gentle's Holler, (Viking, 2005) was released in as a Penguin Puffin in 2007, received starred reviews in both Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly, was a New York and C... more
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11/5/2007 jama rattigan said: This first book in the Weems family trilogy is a gem!
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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9/8/2007 elizabeth o. dulemba tagged as: mid-grade fiction

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8/22/2007 Becky Laney tagged as: I Read

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8/14/2007 Kimberly Hirsh tagged as: I Read

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8/6/2007 Barbara O'Connor tagged as: middle-grade

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4/24/2007 Anna Boll said: Wow, wow, wow! The voice in this book is amazing, lyrical, true and honest. Thank you Kerry Madden for such a believable engaging read.
tags: I recommend, I'm reading

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4/16/2007 Kerry Madden said:
GENTLE'S HOLLER by Kerry Madden VIKING CHILDREN’S BOOKS Starred Kirkus, Starred Publishers Weekly New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2005 Chicago Public Library 2005 "Best of the Best" Bibliography Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year 2005 Sel... more

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