1. Author:Elizabeth Enright
2. Title:Thimble Summer
3. Illustrator: Elizabeth Enright
4. Genre: Chapter Book
5. Sub-Genre: Depression
6. Theme: Press through the toughest times
7. Characters: Garnet, pig Eric, Linden Family
8. Date of Publication: 1938: Newberry Award
9. Publishing Company: Henry Holt and Company
10. Summary: Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble in a dried-up riverbed near the farm where she lives, the drought that has threatened her family's financial future is broken with a rainstorm. The days that follow are filled with exciting events: the Lindens come by money to rebuild their barn, Garnet's pig wins a blue ribbon at the fair, and a young boy named Eric comes to live with the Lindens as their adopted son. The summer is so wonderful that Garnet comes to believe that the thimble had magical powers, and she vows to remember that time as her "thimble summer".
11: Use with Children: Teach about the Depression.
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