Zeely
by Virginia Hamilton
2020-04-16 20:04:16
Elizabeth and her brother live on a farm for a summerâand learn a whole new way of living and dreaming Elizabeth likes to invent stories. When she travels to her uncleâs farm for a summer, she starts by making up new names for herself and h...
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Elizabeth and her brother live on a farm for a summerâand learn a whole new way of living and dreaming Elizabeth likes to invent stories. When she travels to her uncleâs farm for a summer, she starts by making up new names for herself and her younger brother: âGeederâ and âToeboy.â As âGeederâ explores the farm on her own and with her brother, she encounters mysteries that capture her imagination, among them a tall, proud woman who looks just like an African queen that Elizabeth has read about in a magazine. Elizabeth spins tales about the people and places around her, but she comes to realize that sometimes the truth is more interesting than make-believe.
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