The village by the sea /
When her father enters the hospital to have open-heart surgery, ten-year-old Emma is sent to Peconic Bay to live with her tormented aunt and finds the experience painful until she meets a friend who suggests making a miniature village in the sand.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Orchard Books,
[1988]
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| Summary: | When her father enters the hospital to have open-heart surgery, ten-year-old Emma is sent to Peconic Bay to live with her tormented aunt and finds the experience painful until she meets a friend who suggests making a miniature village in the sand. |
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| Item Description: | "A Richard Jackson book"--Half title. |
| Physical Description: | 147 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Awards: | Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee, 1992. |
| ISBN: | 0531057887 : 0531083888 (lib. bdg.) |