Treasure of Green Knowe
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- Synopsis
- In this sequel to The Children of Green Knowe, nine-year-old Tolly returns to spend another vacation with his great-grandmother. This time she tells him stories about Susan, a blind girl who grew up at Green Knowe some 150 years before. Susan's mother, grandmother, and older brother treat her with a suffocating blend of pity, contempt, and overprotectiveness. Her father, however, has faith in her abilities and is determined to give her opportunities to learn and grow. On a voyage to Barbadoes he buys a lively young slave boy, Jacob, to be Susan's companion. Both children are mischievous and adventurous, and Susan blossoms as their friendship develops. This book was originally published in 1958. For its time it provides a remarkably realistic and sensitive portrait of a blind child living in the days before Braille, mlbility, or schools for the blind.
- Copyright:
- 1986
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 217 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780152899820
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 07/27/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Lucy Maria Boston
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Merrill Woolnough
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.