Dobry
by Monica Shannon
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Dobry is a peasant boy living in Bulgaria. Although everyone expects Dobry to take over the family farm when he grows up, he dreams of leaving home and becoming a sculptor. Will Dobry have to give up his dreams to please his family? Illustrated with b&w drawings. Winner of the 1935 Newbery Medal.
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9780140363340,
Paperback,
Penguin Group USA,
1993
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9780670275137,
Reinforced Hardcover,
Penguin Group USA,
1982
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Publisher Notes
A Bulgarian peasant boy must convince his mother that he is destined to be a sculptor, not a farmer.
Synopses
A Bulgarian peasant boy must convince his mother that he is destined to be a sculptor, not a farmer.
First Line
Dobry ran to a window, slid back its window-panel carved with buffalo head. "Snow! Why it's snowing Grandfather! The courtyard is white already."
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