Benjamin Hollon reviewed Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright
Review of 'Thimble Summer' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This book is fun. I definitely enjoyed reading it, but I don't understand how it is good enough for a Newberry Medal.
Elizabeth Enright: Thimble summer (Hardcover, 1966, Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
Hardcover, 124 pages
English language
Published Feb. 18, 1966 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Children's novel set in 1930s rural Wisconsin. First published in 1938.
A story about the various things that happen during the summer when Garnet Linden is nine.
This book is fun. I definitely enjoyed reading it, but I don't understand how it is good enough for a Newberry Medal.