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Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

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From glistening ice roads to frozen canals, in a wonderland where even the richest nobles thrill to the gliding joys of winter, everyone is awaiting the fabulous race to win the magnificent Silver Skates --

Except Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel. For the Brinkers are desperately poor, friendless; with a father felled by a crippling head wound, Mother and the children must battle simply to survive. And while Hans and Gretel are strong, fast, disciplined, and loyal...on hand-crafted wooden skates, they can't complete against trained rich kids with fine steel blades...

But sometimes...sometimes...good people are given a chance. Sometimes strangers do care. And sometimes a family's love and loyalty can struggle against even the cruelest twists of fate...

Sometimes...

Synopsis:

From glistening ice roads to frozen canals, in a wonderland where even the richest nobles thrill to the gliding joys of winter, everyone is awaiting the fabulous race to win the magnificent Silver Skates--except Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel. For the Brinkers are desperately poor; with their father felled by a crippling head wound, Mother and the children must battle simply to survive. While Hans and Gretel are strong, fast, disciplined, and loyal on hand-carved wooden skates, they can't compete against trained rich kids with fine steel blades. But sometimes...sometimes...good people are given a second chance. Sometimes strangers do care. And sometimes a family's love and loyalty can struggle against even the cruelest twists of Fate.
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About the Author

Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge was born in New York in 1831. Her Grandmother was Dutch, and Mary Elizabeth grew up in the center of a strong and properous family. She died in 1905 after a long illness but Hans Brinker lives on.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780812533422
Subtitle:
Complete and Unabridged
Author:
Dodge, Mary Mapes
Publisher:
Tor Classics
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Literature - Classics
Subject:
People & Places - Europe
Subject:
Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous
Subject:
Netherlands
Subject:
Skating
Subject:
Netherlands Fiction.
Subject:
Childrens classics
Edition Number:
1st Tor ed.
Edition Description:
Complete and Unabridged
Series:
TOR classic
Publication Date:
19931215
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
6.84x4.18x.68 in. .28 lbs.
Age Level:
13-17
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"Synopsis" by , From glistening ice roads to frozen canals, in a wonderland where even the richest nobles thrill to the gliding joys of winter, everyone is awaiting the fabulous race to win the magnificent Silver Skates--except Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel. For the Brinkers are desperately poor; with their father felled by a crippling head wound, Mother and the children must battle simply to survive. While Hans and Gretel are strong, fast, disciplined, and loyal on hand-carved wooden skates, they can't compete against trained rich kids with fine steel blades. But sometimes...sometimes...good people are given a second chance. Sometimes strangers do care. And sometimes a family's love and loyalty can struggle against even the cruelest twists of Fate.
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