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THE YEAR THE SWALLOWS CAME EARLY by Kathryn Fitzmaurice

October 10th, 2008 by Kathryn Fitzmaurice · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Winter, 2009
  • Publisher: HarperCollins/The Bowen Press
  • Release Date: February 3, 2009
  • ISBN (Trade): 978-0-06-162497-1
  • ISBN (Library): 978-0-06-162499-05
Eleanor "Groovy" Robinson loves cooking and plans to go to culinary school just as soon as she's old enough.  But even Groovy's thoughtfully planned menus won't fix the things that start to go wrong the year she turns eleven.  Suddenly, her father is in jail, her best friend's long absent mother reappears, and the swallows that make their annual migration to her hometown arrive surprisingly early. As Groovy begins to expect the unexpected, she learns about the importance of forgiveness and starts to understand the complex stories of the… Continue reading

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