Roller Skates
by Ruth Sawyer
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IT was Patrick Gilligan in his hansom cab who took Lucinda around from the old Gedney House to the Misses Peters' apartment, two flights up.
IT was Patrick Gilligan in his hansom cab who took Lucinda around from the old Gedney House to the Misses Peters' apartment, two flights up.
About this book
Liberated for a year from her parents' restrictions, ten-year-old Lucinda discovers true freedom in the care of her temporary guardians as she roller skates around the streets of turn-of-the-century New York.
Themes & subjects
Roller skatingNewbery MedalJuvenile literatureJuvenile fictionFictionFriendship
First published 1975Setting
New York (N.Y.)New York1890s
About the author
Ruth Sawyer
5 August 1880 – 3 June 1970
Ruth Sawyer was an American storyteller and a writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. She may be best known as the author of Roller Skates, which won the 1937 Newbery Medal. She received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1965 for her lifetime achievement in children's literature. Source: wikipedia
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