Blueberries for the Queen

By Paterson, Katherine & Paterson, John & Jeffers, Susan

Publishers Summary:
In the summer of 1942, when Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands lives down the road from his family's house in Massachusetts, young William decides to take her some of the blueberries he has picked. Includes historical notes.

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ISBN
978-0-06623-942-2
Publisher
New York : HarperCollins, c2004.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on July 1, 2004

K-Gr 3 It's 1942 and William's mom has just confirmed that a real queen has moved into an estate near their New England farm. Much to his older brother's amusement, William imagines the woman doing her errands in cape and gown. He also frets over his inability to contribute anything to the war effort, so when Dad suggests that picking blueberries is equally important as "peace work," William decides to try and chase some of the queen's worries away by presenting her with a basket of his most impressive berries. A kind lady (Princess Juliana of the Netherlands) inv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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