| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780395861462 | | Publisher: Clarion Books | | Publish Date: 8/1/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 30608772 | | Item#: RCD5RT | | Dimensions (in Inches) 10.25H x 10.5L x 0.5T | | Pages: 40 | | Age Range: 8 to 12 |
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| | | While still grieving for her mother and unable to accept her stepmother, a girl clings to the memories represented by 43 buttons on a string. Full color.
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When Laura's father marries his girlfriend Jane, Laura is not happy about the situation. The only thing that makes it easier is the comfort she finds in a string of buttons her mother gave to her before she passed away. Each button represents a family story that's been passed down from generation to generation. But when the string breaks and the buttons scatter, her "archenemy" Jane unexpectedly comes to Laura's aid, and helps her find each and every button. With brightly colored watercolor illustrations.
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"Bunting has found an original way to tell an old story about making room for new memories." July 1, 2000 |
| Author Bio| Eve Bunting | | Born in Ireland, Bunting moved to the United States in 1958 with her husband, Ed, and their three children. She began her career as a writer by taking a writing class at a local junior college. Her first book, THE TWO GIANTS, was published in 1972. In 1976, her book ONE MORE FLIGHT received the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. |
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