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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 Good Master
The Good Master
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Janci lives with his mother and his father, the "Good Master" on a farm in Hungary. His cousin Kate comes from the city to live with them and her headstrong ways and temper are catalysts for growth and youthful adventure involving horseback races, gypsies, a storytelling woodcarving shepherd and a summer fair.
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Janci lives with his mother and his father, the "Good Master" on a farm in Hungary. His cousin Kate comes from the city to live with them and her headstrong ways and temper are catalysts for growth and youthful adventure involving horseback races, gypsies, a storytelling woodcarving shepherd and a summer fair.
ISBN: 451944
Publication Date: 1942
Pages: 210
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Publication Date: 1942
Pages: 210
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Publisher: Viking Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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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."
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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.
This book is used in Sonlight Core 7
Used in the Sonlight curriculum
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