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Ginger Pye

By: Eleanor Estes
Narrated by: Kate Forbes
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Publisher's summary

Newbery Medal Winner, 1952

Ten-year-old Jerry Pye wants a dog more than anything. And not just any dog. He has a puppy all picked out. But someone else wants him, too. So Jerry and his sister must hurry to earn enough money to buy him. When they get Ginger home, strange things start to happen. A sneaky stranger in a yellow hat starts following them everywhere. When their precious Ginger disappears on Thanksgiving Day, they start looking for the man in the yellow hat. If they find him, they'll probably find their pup. Finally, after months of fruitless searching, their determination is rewarded by a stroke of good luck and a gust of wind.

Fresh, touching, and unforgettable, this book takes listeners back to a time and place alive with innocence and family tradition. Kate Forbes' lively narration lets listeners see the world through the fresh eyes of a close-knit family enjoying each other through both good times and bad.

©1979 Eleanor Estes (P)1999 Recorded Books

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Heartwarming nostalgia

I wish every student could listen to this book today. It shows the character that children used to be surrounded by and nurtured with. I loved every minute of it!

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so good thank God I found this!

I was stress out bc I had to take a test on this tommorow and I couldn't find my book, but then I found this. SOO HAPPY I FOUND THIS

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Ginger pye

It is so cute and sweet at the beginning when they can earn a dollar and buy the DOG and then the DOG gets stolen that they keep looking for it but don't find it and then they FIND THE DOG and it's so sad how they describe the dog and how mistreated he looks

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the best book ever

i loved it so much! i wish there was ginger pye 2! love it

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Great

Great book. Highly recommend it! So interesting! It can be scary, sad, and happy! Amazing

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 awesome book for young kids and mysterious 

The book was awesome because it’s about a cute little dog who is missing, and the mystery surrounding his disappearance !!!!!
(Levi age 9)
(Chapter markings are off on the audible version) 😁😁😁😁

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We loved it!

We enjoyed the narrator and story! It was well written and the narrator did a good job of adding emphasis.

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So cute! I am ten and loved it

I really loved this book and how it was written. It was sweet and funny.

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This does not even work, it always loads!

What would have made Ginger Pye better?

If it worked.

What was most disappointing about Eleanor Estes’s story?

It didn't work.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Kate Forbes?

I don't know, it didn't work.

What character would you cut from Ginger Pye?

I don't know, it didn't work.

Any additional comments?

I didn't work

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