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Keeper of the Doves

By Betsy Byars

By Betsy Byars

By Betsy Byars

By Betsy Byars

By Betsy Byars
Read by Cassandra Campbell

By Betsy Byars
Read by Cassandra Campbell

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Feb 09, 2004 | ISBN 9780142400630 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Feb 09, 2004 | ISBN 9781101176726 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Dec 13, 2005 | 135 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Keeper of the Doves

    Amen McBee, the youngest of five sisters, gobbles up words the way other children gobble up sweets.  She couldn’t be more different from her elder twin sisters Arabella and Annabella-called the Bellas.  The mischievous Bellas constantly frighten Amen with stories of Mr. Tominski-the old recluse who lives in the woods nearby and mysteriously tends to a flock of doves.  The Bellas insist that Mr. Tominski is a dangerous bogeyman who eats children whole, but Papa vows that the “keeper of the doves” wouldn’t hurt a soul.  When tragedy strikes the family Amen must decide once and for all who is right.

    About Keeper of the Doves

    Amen McBee, the youngest of five sisters, gobbles up words the way other children gobble up sweets.  She couldn’t be more different from her elder twin sisters Arabella and Annabella-called the Bellas.  The mischievous Bellas constantly frighten Amen with stories of Mr. Tominski-the old recluse who lives in the woods nearby and mysteriously tends to a flock of doves.  The Bellas insist that Mr. Tominski is a dangerous bogeyman who eats children whole, but Papa vows that the “keeper of the doves” wouldn’t hurt a soul.  When tragedy strikes the family Amen must decide once and for all who is right.

    About Keeper of the Doves

    For aspiring writer Amen McBee, life at the end of the nineteenth century with her four older sisters (Augusta, Abigail, and the "Bellas," twins Annabella and Arabella) is full of adventure. The only trouble in Amen’s life is Mr. Tominski, the strange old man who lives in the woods and keeps a trained flock of doves. Her sisters warn Amen that the dove keeper is not the be trusted, but Amen’s father insists that Mr. Tominski wouldn’t hurt a soul. Who is right?

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    About Betsy Byars

    Betsy Byars is a Newbery Medal winner and a National Book Award winner. Her first children’s book was published in 1962, after it had been rejected nine times. Since then, her works have appeared on the best books lists of the… More about Betsy Byars

    About Betsy Byars

    Betsy Byars is a Newbery Medal winner and a National Book Award winner. Her first children’s book was published in 1962, after it had been rejected nine times. Since then, her works have appeared on the best books lists of the… More about Betsy Byars

    About Betsy Byars

    Betsy Byars is a Newbery Medal winner and a National Book Award winner. Her first children’s book was published in 1962, after it had been rejected nine times. Since then, her works have appeared on the best books lists of the… More about Betsy Byars

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Feb 09, 2004 | 128 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142400630

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Feb 09, 2004 | 128 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101176726

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $11.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Dec 13, 2005 | 135 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780807216613

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