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The summer book / Tove Jansson ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal ; introduction by Kathryn Davis.
"This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland"-- Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781590172681
- ISBN: 159017268X
- Physical Description: xii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : New York Review Books, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The morning swim -- Moonlight -- The magic forest -- The scolder -- Berenice -- The pasture -- Playing Venice -- Dead calm -- The cat -- The cave -- The road -- Midsummer -- The tent -- The neighbor -- The robe -- The enormous plastic sausage -- The crooks -- The visitor -- Of angleworms and others -- Sophia's storm -- Day of danger -- August. |
| Language Note: | Translated from Swedish. |
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| Subject: | Finland > Fiction. Islands > Fiction. Summer > Juvenile fiction. Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction. Islands > Juvenile fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Public Library | KIT JAN (Text) | 8 | 37886000130889 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 06/05/2025 |
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