Dovey Coe (Aladdin Fiction)
 

Dovey Coe (Aladdin Fiction)

by Frances O'Roark Dowell

"My name is Dovey Coe, and I reckon it don't matter if you like me or not. I'm here to lay the record straight, to let you know them folks saying I done a terrible thing are liars.... I hated Parnell Caraway as much as the next person, but I didn't kill him."
Twelve-year-old Dovey has never had the slightest problem speaking her mind. But now, faced with a murder trial, she may just have... (read more)

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GEPLYS Historical
  • Rated 4 stars

(2000) 181 pages
Though many people would think her poor, Dovey loves living in North Carolina on the mountainside, where Coes have lived for generations. Dovey’s Daddy fixes things and her deaf older brother Amos hunts with his two beloved dogs. Dovey is upset that her older sister Caroline is letting Parnell Caraway, the handsome but arrogant son of the town’s wealthiest landlord, court her, and particularly since Dovey knows Parnell is cruel to Amos. When Caroline announces her...

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Aliciareads
  • Rated 2 stars

This is a really good book!! It was very sad when the little girl got taken away.

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  • Rated 4.125 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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