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Gr 4–6—It's the summer of 1939 in Hagerstown, MD, and there are big changes afoot in the Baum family. It is middle sister Joan's turn to spend the summer with Aunt Dottie, which leaves number three sister, Frankie, at home with perfect number one sister, Elizabeth. Frankie is not as perfect as Elizabeth and not quite as able to fit in as Joan but is the kind of girl who collects scabs, sings off-key in church, and does myriad other things that set her mother's nerves on edge. Patriarch Hermann decides that n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In pre–World War II Maryland, impulsive German American Frankie, bent on proving her maturity, always finds herself in trouble. Meanwhile, local politics, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More