About this title: Set in New York City during the 1890s, this is the story of Lucinda, a free-spirited 10-year-old tomboy who is living with a family friend while her parents travel through Europe. Pleased to be living with the relaxed Miss Peters, Lucinda spends her days rollerskating through the city, making friends with the junkman, chatting with friendly police ...
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780140303582ISBN:0140303588
Description: Good. Paperback, good condition. Cover image is a stock image and may vary. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Format: Audio Cassette
Label: Recorded Books
Date: 2001-01
UPC:0788750321
Description: Good. Tapes and case in very good condition, gently used. Ex-library set, withdrawn from collection. Unabridged, on four cassettes. Library stamps and stickers. read more
Format: Audio Cassette
Label: Recorded Books
Date: 2001-01
UPC:0788750321
Description: Very Good. This audio cassette has been used, and shows some light wear. This is an Ex-library audio cassette with the usual stamps/labels, with light wear on the cover. Email sent when item shipped. We ship promptly in tear resistant mailers and promise you excellent professional customer service. Delivery confirmation available on all shipments. read more
Description: Warning! ! ! ! This book is considered poor condition. Book end is either Torn or has been Taped and Book edges may be scuffed and worn. Al pages are good may be X-Library also. Exact condition upon req uest. read more
"New York in the 1890s (when Grant's tomb is being built "way out in the country") is the setting for this story of a young girl whose parents leave her in the hands of caretakers while they spend a year in Europe. Spunky young Lucinda skates the streets, making friends with a cast of characters including policemen, the boy who sells fruit on the corner, and the "rag-and-bottles" man. I was very taken with the young heroine, who puts on plays, loves words, and finds "hoofing" to be "too pokey". Her delightful year takes two tragic turns, one which seemed gratuitous and the other more central to her growth and to the story. There's something special about this 1937 Newbery-winner that I think could still capture the hearts of young readers."
"This book is charming. Let loose from her socially conscious family, Lucinda has adventures in 1890s New York. I love it. I love that my niece is reading it and loves it, too. This book is a classic."
""Who wanted to walk through lonely years, right foot, left foot, and never change step---never skip, run or skate?"
That's Lucinda, an Anne-of-Green-Gables girl, filled with energy and enthusiasm, unexpectedly set loose in the city of New York. Lucinda's parents head off to Europe for their health and Lucinda is left in the care of two very relaxed school teachers. She travels around New York City, befriending the poor and the lonely, on roller skates.
What a surprise to see a girl of the 1890's, a society girl raised with all the Victorian rules and regulations stamped upon her, free to make friends with homeless men and battered wives of new immigrants and fruit sellers! I liked this book a lot. I wonder if Lucinda is able to keep her friends and her freedom once her parents have returned and regained control."
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