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A House of Tailors
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 191 Ratings and 51 Reviews

Book Description
SEWING! NO ONE could hate it more than Dina Kirk.

Endless tiny stitches, button holes, darts. Since she was tiny, she's worked in her family's dressmaking business, where the sewing machine is a cranky member of the family.

When 13-year-old Dina leaves her small town in Germany to join her uncle's family in Brooklyn, she turns her back on sewing. Never again! But looking for a job l... More
Book Information
PublisherYearling Books
BindingPaperback (13 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages160
ISBN-100440238005
ISBN-13978-0440238003
Publication Date08/22/2006
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About PATRICIA REILLY GIFF (Author) : PATRICIA REILLY GIFF is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of PATRICIA REILLY GIFF include The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room, Fish Face, The Candy Corn Contest, and Dec... more
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4/14/2008 Mary Paladin said: Although enjoyable there was not much action that truly held my interest except for a few pages here and there. It is a very quick read so I did not feel I lost time in reading it, even though I felt it lacked substance...

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