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The Good Master
The Good Master
Author: Kate Seredy
When a young girl, having been sent by her father to stay on her uncle's ranch, causes stampedes, eats sausage until she's sick, horrifies her cousin with wild antics and temper tantrums, does nothing useful and is a general pest, she must be tamed. Her understanding uncle, "The Good Master," and his son Jancsi have a difficult time reforming K...  more »
ISBN: 340218
Publication Date: 1969
Pages: 196
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Publisher: Dell Yearling
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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A Newberry Honor book. JV Fiction, reader level 8-12 years. Story set in rural Hungary. Beautiful illustrations
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The back cover reads "Jancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his father;s ranch on the Hungarian plains. But their summer proves more adventurous than he had hoped when headstrong Kate arrives, as together they share horseback races across the plains, country fairs, and a dangerous run-in with the gypsies.
In a vividly detailed scenes and beautiful illustrations, this Newbery Award-winning author presents an unforgettable world and characters who will be remembered forever."

I've never read this book but I hear it is very good.
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This book is used in Sonlight Core 7
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Used in the Sonlight curriculum


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