A Little Demonstration of Affection

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Harper & Row, 1975 - Juvenile Fiction - 152 pages
SUMMARY: Jenny and her brother Charlie hardly ever spoke to each other until the summer they discovered that they could be friends.

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Section 1
1
Section 2
13
Section 3
25
Copyright

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About the author (1975)

Author Elizabeth Winthrop grew up in Washington, D. C., and has written over 50 works of fiction for all ages. She has won numerous awards including the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the Pen Syndicated Fiction Award, the California Young Readers Medal and the Jane Addams Peace Prize Honor Book. Many of her children's books are based on her childhood memories and the experiences of her children and other children she has talked to. Her book Belinda's Hurricane is based on the time she lived through a hurricane with her grandmother on an island off the coast of Connecticut. I Think He Likes Me is based on her daughter's reaction to her younger brother when he was brought home from the hospital. Her most popular books are The Castle in the Attic and The Battle for the Castle.

Bibliographic information

TitleA Little Demonstration of Affection
AuthorElizabeth Winthrop
PublisherHarper & Row, 1975
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedOct 11, 2006
ISBN0060265582, 9780060265588
Length152 pages
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Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings
  
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