Jip: His Story
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Book Description
When an aged lunatic named Putnam arrives at a poorhouse farm in rural Vermont in 1855, he is treated as little more than a beast by everyone except the orphan Jip, who himself arrived at the charity orphanage/asylum after being found abandoned by the roadside. Jip and Putnam become friends, then allies of a sort, as Jip struggles to improve his own lot and that of his friend Lucy, the unfortunate... More
Book Information
Publisher | Turtleback Books |
Binding | School & Library Binding (17 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 208 |
ISBN-10 | 0613104242 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0613104241 |
Publication Date | 10/01/1998 |
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3/27/2008 Mary Paladin said: I enjoyed this very much. I had no idea what was in store for me as the reader and it surprised me. Young Jip, a child "before his time" is filled with maturity, compassion and honor.
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