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Just Plain Fancy

Just Plain Fancy

by Patricia Polacco

1994Social life and customsAmishAmish childrenPeacocksJuvenile fiction
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First lines

Kaleb and his two daughters hurried along Lancaster County Road in their buggy.

Kaleb and his two daughters hurried along Lancaster County Road in their buggy.

About this book

Naomi, an Amish girl whose elders have impressed upon her the importance of adhering to the simple ways of her people, is horrified when one of her hen eggs hatches into an extremely fancy bird.

Themes & subjects

Social life and customsAmishAmish childrenPeacocksJuvenile fictionFiction
First published 1994

About the author

Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco

11 July 1944

Patricia Polacco is a *New York Times* bestselling author and illustrator with around seventy beloved and award-winning books to her credit, including ***The Keeping Quilt***, ***Pink and Say***, ***The Blessing Cup***, ***Chicken Sunday***, and ***Thank You, Mr. Falker***.

Author

Patricia Polacco

First published

1994

Pages

32

Read time

≈ 1h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

ISBN

9780440900764

Where to buy

TR
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