Strawberry Girl

Name: Strawberry Girl
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (3 reviews)
Author: Lois Lenski
ISBN: 9781455834952

Author: Lois Lenski

Narrator: Natalie Ross

Unabridged: 3 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 11/20/2011

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Rediscover this Newbery Medal-winning classic, a favorite of generations. Strawberries—big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking them. But her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven't even begun their planting. "Don't count your biddies 'fore they're hatched, gal young un!" her father tells her.Making the new farm prosper is not easy. There is heat to suffer through, and droughts, and cold snaps. And, perhaps most worrisome of all for the Boyers, there are rowdy neighbors, just itching to start a feud. The land was theirs, but so were its hardships.Teachers, grandparents, and homeschooling families continue to reach for Lois Lenski's Strawberry Girl. As one fan commented, a reason for its continued success is that it's "a touching, realistic tale of the power of neighborly love and kindness."

About Lois Lenski

Lois Lenski
(1893–1974) won the 1946 Newbery Medal for Strawberry Girl. She
was a prolific children’s book author and illustrator whose works include the Betsy-Tacy series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig Laurance on October 16, 2013

Strawberry Girl was the first novel I read by children’s book author and illustrator Lois Lenski (October 14, 1893 – September 11, 1974). I read the book in the fifth grade in secret, because with its pink cover, not to mention title, was girly. At the time, I was in the process of reading books tha......more

Goodreads review by Luisa on May 28, 2021

I should have been more securely fastened in my chair when I finished this book - what a catapulting shock of an ending!! Christians, you'll LOVE IT!! I'm not sure how this book got missed in my childhood, but it's a sad occurrence for sure. The ending entirely made the book, and it's one that every......more

Goodreads review by ALLEN on July 29, 2018

Here's a great way to keep history alive for middle-schoolers. Lois Lenski wrote about ordinary country children, usually in agricultural occupations. Her STRAWBERRY GIRL lives in Florida and has to contend with rival families struggling to bring in the seasonal strawberry crop. While the time (ca.......more

Goodreads review by Krista on September 23, 2021

Loved learning a bit of Florida history. Laughed at some of the antics of these two somewhat rival families. Wished it had just a bit more heart. The illustrations were quite charming.......more