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Flip-Flop Girl
by Katherine Paterson
ISBN: 0140376798
ISBN-13: 9780140376791
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Nine-year-old Vinnie Matthews is having a hard time coping with the death of her father and frequently finds herself raging out of control. Resentful of her young brother, Mason, Vinnie is also angry that the family has left their home in Washington, D.C. to live with her grandmother in Virginia. Will her friendship with Lupe, whose father is in jail for killing her mother, be her redemption, or will it bring more pain into the lives of both girls?
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Puffin
Published date: 1996
Size: 5 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.25 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Pages: 120
Synopses
Uprooted following the death of their father, nine-year-old Vinnie and her five-year-old brother, Mason, cope in different ways--one in silence--but both with the help of Lupe, the flip-flop girl.
Publisher's Notes
Wishing for a miracle that will bring her father back to life and restore her family, Vinnie Matthews protects her younger brothers from the bullying kids who tease him for refusing to speak and finds a needed friend in Lupe. Reprint. H. AB. SLJ.
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Katherine Paterson
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Puffin. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1996. Softcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS SOFTCOVER; Some rubbing on cover. Price or other sticker on cover. Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Puffin Books, 1996. Very Good 2nd Printing. Rack Size Paperback, 120 pages. Binding is solid; no spine, cover creases; tiny crease to front corners; slight rub to corners; small stain at upper edge of back cover, does not extend to text block; ¼" tear to bottom back spine corner; spots of rubbing to spine edges; slight edgewear; pages are clean, no marks to text, no owner information, gift messages, store stamps, remaimder marks, stains, or moisture damage. Will gift wrap, no charge, just state the occasion. Scan available on request. Also have COME SING JIMMY JO; . 2nd Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Max Ginsburg, Cover Art. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Caroline Leone BookServices (United States)
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