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The summer we found the baby / Amy Hest ; [illustrations by Jamey Christoph.]

Hest, Amy, (author.). Christoph, Jamey, 1980- (illustrator.).

Summary:

Told from three viewpoints, a brisk historical tale follows the experiences of two sisters who discover an abandoned baby on the library steps, while their estranged friend, racing to complete an important errand for his World War II soldier brother, jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780763660079
  • ISBN: 0763660078
  • Physical Description: 181 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2020.

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Target Audience Note:
HL570L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.9 2 511901.

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Subject:
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Abandoned children > Juvenile fiction.
Long Island (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.

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  • 14 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Marion Library JUV HES (Text) 37810435769707 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Goldsboro Library JF HES (Text) 900005000081950 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch HES (Text) 33258009992558 Juvenile Fiction Available -
High Point Library J FIC Hest Amy (Text) 30519010625864 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library J HEST (Text) 39149008110868 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Lenoir Library J HEST Amy (Text) 50669012675972 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/15/2026
Madison-Mayodan Public Library J Fic (Text) 31554010673977 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Marianna Black Library J HEST (Text) 39493108655608 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Mauney Memorial Library J HES (Text) 26280862007877 Juvenile Fiction Available -
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