About this title: Ten-year-old Marly, her 12-year-old brother Joe, and their parents move from their home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the old rural farmhouse where her mother spent summers as a child. The family moves in order to help Marly's father recover, both emotionally and physically, from being a prisoner of war. During their time in the woods, Marly and ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780156604406ISBN:015660440X
Description: Krush, Joe, and Krush, Beth. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 180 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780156604406ISBN:015660440X
Description: Krush, Beth (illustrator); Krush, Joe (illustrator) Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. A touch of edgewear to cover otherwise fine. SYNOPSIS: The adventures of Marly and her family when they move from the city to the country, and the changes it brings to all of them. This children's book has a colorful illustrated cover with red and black lettering. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings. 180 pages. read more
Description: Very Good. 0590431455 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Good. 0590431455 Good condition paperback book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
"We read this for the kids book club this week. It's the story of miracles you see out in nature and all around you when you are looking. These are the type of miracles rarely found in a big city like Pittsburgh PA but go out into the country side and all sorts of miracles can happen from a change in a dad a former prisoner of war to a brother and sister.
Brother and sister don't always treat each other with the best of friendship so it's a nice lesson to talk about sibling rivalry too."
"I really loved some parts of this book, but the bickering between Marley and Joe irritated me to no end. I got really sick of Joe's "You're a girl and thus can't do this" attitude, and I quickly tired of Marley's inability to keep her mouth shut. Wow, that sounds like I hated the book - I really didn't."
"I loved this story! I couldn't get it out of my mind for a couple of days after I finished reading it. This story won the Newberry Award and deserved it. It is a story about a family that moves to the country after the father comes home from being a prisoner of war to help him recover. As the family learns how to live off the land and help others, miracles start to happen. These small miracles pull the family together and change their lives forever. Very inspiring, especially during these tough economic times. You have to read it!"
"I didn't really like this book. It was, well, mediocre. That's why I rated it "it was ok". I can't exactly put my finger on why it was unattractive, but it was one of those books I read just because it was there. In short, it wasn't very attention-grabbing. Some may disagree, but none of it stuck in my mind."
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