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Queenie Peavy

By: Robert Burch
Narrated by: Eve Bianco
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Publisher's Summary

A heartwarming story from the Great Depression

Queenie Peavy is the worst troublemaker at school and the best shot in Georgia - with her father in jail, why shouldn’t she be angry? But Queenie wonders what would happen if she tried to behave herself, just for one day. 

©1987 Robert Burch (P)2018 Listening Library

Critic Reviews

“Funny and compassionate...a rare book.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A robust portrait of...a memorable heroine.” (Library Journal

"A poignant, realistic story...about a defiant girl - a tobacco chewer and a tomboy - who learns to face responsibility.” (The New York Times

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