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Dovey Coe
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 902 Ratings and 249 Reviews

Book Description
"My name is Dovey Coe, and I reckon it don't matter if you like me or not. I'm here to lay the record straight, to let you know them folks saying I done a terrible thing are liars.... I hated Parnell Caraway as much as the next person, but I didn't kill him."

Twelve-year-old Dovey has never had the slightest problem speaking her mind. But now, faced with a murder trial, she may just hav... More
Book Information
PublisherHeinemann-Educational
BindingHardcover (17 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100435131079
ISBN-13978-0435131074
Publication Date02/22/2005
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About Frances O'Roark Dowell (Author) : I'm a writer who's just published my seventh book with Atheneum--Shooting the Moon. My other titles include Dovey Coe, Where I'd Like to Be, The Secret Language of Girls, Chicken Boy, and two Phineas ... more
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9/17/2007 Christy Evers said: The main character is sweet and spunky. I loved her from the start. Great story and great example of how to create a believable voice.
tags: I recommend, I read

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