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Roller Skates

Part of Newbery Library, Puffin

Author Ruth Sawyer
Illustrated by Valenti Angelo
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Paperback
$8.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
5.07"W x 7.75"H x 0.52"D   | 6 oz | 68 per carton
On sale May 06, 1986 | 192 Pages | 9780140303582
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile 810L
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A Newbery Medal Winner!

Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.

“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”—The New York Times
  • WINNER
    Newbery Medal Winner
“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”
— The New York Times
Ruth Sawyer (1880-1970) traveled through America, Ireland, and Spain collecting tales. Her retellings were authentic, backed by scholarly research. A frequent and much admired speaker in the United States, Sawyer collaborated on the Caldecott Honor book, Journey Cake, Ho! with her son-in-law, and noted children's book author, Robert McCloskey. View titles by Ruth Sawyer
Valenti Angelo View titles by Valenti Angelo

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A Newbery Medal Winner!

Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.

“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”—The New York Times

Awards

  • WINNER
    Newbery Medal Winner

Praise

“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”
— The New York Times

Author

Ruth Sawyer (1880-1970) traveled through America, Ireland, and Spain collecting tales. Her retellings were authentic, backed by scholarly research. A frequent and much admired speaker in the United States, Sawyer collaborated on the Caldecott Honor book, Journey Cake, Ho! with her son-in-law, and noted children's book author, Robert McCloskey. View titles by Ruth Sawyer
Valenti Angelo View titles by Valenti Angelo

Other books in this series

Other Books by this Author

  • The Way of the Storyteller
    The Way of the Storyteller
    A Great Storyteller Shares Her Rich Experience and Joy in Her Art and Tells Eleven of Her Best-Loved Stories
    Ruth Sawyer
    9780140044362
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Books
    Jan 27, 1977
  • The Way of the Storyteller
    The Way of the Storyteller
    A Great Storyteller Shares Her Rich Experience and Joy in Her Art and Tells Eleven of Her Best-Loved Stories
    Ruth Sawyer
    9780140044362
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Books
    Jan 27, 1977

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