The Orphan and the Mouse
Martha Freeman
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
3.67
· 3 ratings · 224 pages · Published: 01 Jan 2014
Ten-year-old Caro McKay also resides at Cherry Street. Helpful, likable, and smart, she is a model orphan ... until her curiosity gets her into trouble. When mouse and orphan meet, they cannot fully communicate with eat other, yet they feel an understanding. They will each discover that this unusual friendship will become absolutely vital as they try to hold on to the lives they know.
Set in 1949 and taking inspiration from E. B. Whites Stuart Little, this heart-warming and exciting novel reads like a classic.
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- fantasy 4
- historical 3
- historical fiction 3
- animals 3
- mystery 3
- action / adventure 2
- friendship 2
- children 2
- bullying 2
- law enforcement 1
- realistic 1
- anthropomorphism 1
- family 1
- non-human/xenofiction 1
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- format - reader age
- middle grade 3
- book 1