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John Verney is obviously writing far more for his own pleasure than for children and this is the way the best children's books get written."--Madeline L'Engle,New York Times Thirteen-year-old February Callendar is upset to learn that a highway will soon be built through her family's land. When she sees her father swipe a letter off a neighbor's desk, she begins to suspect that shady dealings have taken place. Can she unravel the mystery, discover who keeps sabotaging the bulldozers, and, show more most importantly, save the family farm? show lessTags
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John Verney (1913-1993) was a writer, painter, and illustrator. His other military adventures in Italy are told in his book a Dinner of Herbs, also published by Paul Dry Books.
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- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Tween, Kids, Young Adult
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- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
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- PZ7 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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