Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird (Puffin Story Books)

Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird (Puffin Story Books)

by JeanLittle (Author)

Synopsis

A Jean Little Classic

Jeremy is not having a good summer. His best friends have moved away, and he has to stay at the cottage with only his little sister and Aunt Margery. His parents have remained in the city so his father can have an operation.

When Jeremy finally sees him again, he finds out that his father has cancer and isn't going to get better. Suddenly, everything is different. Then Jeremy finds an unlikely friend in Tess, who knows what it's like to lose someone. As his friendship with her grows, through good times and bad, Jeremy discovers that his father has left him something that will live forever...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New
Publisher: Puffin
Published: 30 Jan 1986

ISBN 10: 0140317376
ISBN 13: 9780140317374
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Author Bio
Beloved and award-winning author Jean Little has garnered numerous accolades for her work. Born in Taiwan to Canadian doctors who were serving as missionaries, she was legally blind from birth. Little obtained a B.A. in English Language & Literature from the University of Toronto. She went on to write 44 more works, including novels, picture books, poetry, short stories, and two autobiographical books. She has six honorary degrees and is a Member of the Order of Canada. Little lives in Guelph, Ontario, with her family.