Keeper of the Doves by Betsy Byars

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Amen McBee, the youngest of five sisters, gobbles up words the way other children gobble up sweets. She couldn’t be more different from her elder twin sisters Arabella and Annabella—called the Bellas. The mischievous Bellas constantly frighten Amen with stories of Mr. Tominski—the old... read more

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Mr. Tominski
Bellas
Abigail
Papa
Adam
Albert
Arnie
Lamar
Cook
William
Frederick

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"Another girl? Not another girl? Don't tell me I've got another daughter!"

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Betsy Byars (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0670035769
Page Count: 96

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Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Siblings › Fiction
Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( B ) › Byars, Betsy
Books › Children's Books › Issues
Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8
Books › Children's Books › Literature

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