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A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.
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Characters edit
- Janey Larken: Daughter of a migrant worker, who has been travelling almost as far back as her memory can stretch. Though she longs for a regular home, school friends who are stable, and books in her house, she is good at making do with what she has!
- Lupe Romero: Janey's friend and next door neighbor.
- Bounce Reyburn: A mean ranch hand.
- Nils Anderson: The dignified but friendly man who is owner of the land the Larkins are on.
- Mrs. Larkin: Janie's stepmom- a hardworking, loving character.
- Mr. Larkin: Janey's father
- Betty: Lupe's baby sister
- Miss Peterson: School teacher
- Manuel: Lupe's father
- Dr. Peirce: Town doctor
- Mrs. Romero: Lupe's mother.
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First Sentence edit
JANEY LARKIN PAUSED ON THE TOP STEP OF THE SHACK AND looked down at her shadow.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Doris Gates (Author)
Awards edit
- Newbery Honor Book (1941)
- California Book Award (1940: Juvenile, Silver)
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