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The Golden Name Day

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Author(s):Jennie D. Lindquist
Illustrator(s):Garth Williams
Publisher(s): Harper & Brothers
Year Published: 1955
Type: Hardcover
Genre: European
Families
Girls Growing Up
Age Range: Ages 7-9: Short Chapter Books
Pages: 247
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
OCLC: 192264
Award(s):
Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1956

Description

Nancy is staying with her Swedish grandparents for a year. They have to figure out how to celebrate her nine year old name day since her name is not Swedish.

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