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The Friendly Four
By Greenfield, Eloise
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06000-759-1 978-0-06000-760-7
- Publisher
- Amistad HarperCollins
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2006
Gr 2-4 Free-verse poems tell the story of a group of children who find each other during one otherwise lonely summer. Seven-year-old Drummer is anticipating a -Bummer Summer -: -Summer -s a bummer, /nobody to chase, /nobody to catch the ball/I throw./Hurry up, September!/Get here, fall!/so I can be with/all my friends again. - Before long, though, Dorene moves in down the street. Then Louis arrives. The last of the group is Rae, who -s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
Free-verse poems in alternating and combined voices tell the gentle story of four friends who create their own special community, a town called Goodsummer. For Drummond Anthony Liggins, called Drum, summer is long, with no one to play with until a moving van brings an unexpected treat: tall-tale-telling, fun-loving Dorene. Two more friends come along: Louis, a neighbor's new six-year-old fos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
