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The mare's nest
By Bowen, Gary L. & Kimble, Warren
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06028-407-7
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2001
Gr 3-6 Kimble's magnificent folk-art animals and rural scenes are the inspiration for this clumsy, perplexing tale set in the Vermont countryside in the summer of 1846. A "mare's nest" is defined as a deliberate hoax or a desire to cause confusion, and this unfortunate story is replete with confusing language, situations, and characters. Unfolding as a series of dated entries, interspersed with occasional "artifacts" like newspaper headlines ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
