Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow's Nest
by Karen Pavlicin
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When 10-year-old Andy Parker reluctantly goes to Grandma's house for the summer, all he can think about is how much he misses his dad in heaven and his best friend Anthony, who moved away. What will he do in this sleepy small town for the entire summer? But it turns out even cow dung can be interesting and something wonderful can come from rotten apples.
From the back cover:
Mom called this my Summer of Courage. She said that when you need courage the most is when you realize what's happened in your life and you decide to get up the next morning anyway. Mom and I did our best to keep going, to have courage. We prayed a lot. Sometimes I wondered if God ever listened. I prayed real hard for my dad to get better, but he died. I prayed that Anthony would be my best friend forever, but that was going to be harder now that we didn't live next door to each other. And I prayed that Mom would learn to cook something besides hot dogs and jelly sandwiches.
I closed my eyes and prayed for God to send me a sign. Any sign he was listening. He sent me perch, Mrs. Sackets, and crow's nest.
MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING BOOK!
Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - Gold Medal
Independent Publisher Awards - Silver Medal
Mom's Choice Awards - Silver Recipient
Children's Crown Award List
NAPPA Honors Book
Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards - Finalist
Benjamin Franklin Awards - Finalist
Midwest Book Awards - Finalist
ISBN 978-1-934617-00-7
5.5" x 7" Hardcover. 160 pages $16.95
Ages 9-12
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Visit a fun kids' site at www.MrsSackets.com.
Host your own Mrs. Sackets Party at your school or community center, with lemonade, apples, a game of gin rummy, and possibly even some cow dung! Contact the author at kmp@karenpavlicin.com.
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It's Not About the Apples
In the book, Andy discovers that "it's not about the apples." What is it about then? What are some of the ways you spend time together with your family?
How about:
-- Spend the day in your jammies reading a book aloud to each other.
-- Play board games, chess, or cards together.
-- Cuddle up on the couch or in sleeping bags on the floor and watch a movie together.
-- Go for a walk in the woods and point out all the cool animals, birds, and patterns you see.
-- Pack a picnic lunch and go for a bike ride to get there.
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Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow’s Nest is Karen Pavlicin's first children’s novel. Karen grew up in rural upstate New York, where the story takes place, and now lives in Minnesota with her son. They have an apple tree in their backyard and a cow dung clock in their kitchen.
Of Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow’s Nest, Karen says, “One day I was thinking about my childhood and remembered our summertime ritual of cutting up those tiny, hard apples on Grandma’s porch. For the first time I realized that it wasn’t about the apples. Grandma was a smart woman—she kept her family all coming back to her porch every summer. At the same time, my son and I were beginning a new phase of our lives and I thought he could use a story about those apples. That’s when I created Andy and his summer of courage.”
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