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Cynthia and the Runaway Gazebo
By Marston, Elsa & Henstra, Friso
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68810-282-1
- Publisher
- New York : Tambourine Books, c1992.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1993
Gr 1-3 This exaggerated yarn about a sickly girl who rises to the occasion when captured by pirates will be enjoyed more by adults who fancy Gilbert and Sullivan than by young audiences. Frail Cynthia visits her Great-aunt Isabelle's country manor. When she admires the gazebo, the woman sheds a tear. Before they ran away to sea, her two young sons had loved to play in it. The next day at a garden party, a sudden storm forces the child and her guests into the gazebo, which is then lifted from its foundation and swept away. Cynthia suddenly becomes a feisty leader, and turns ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
