Book
Downright Dencey
by Caroline Snedeker
- Published
- 1927
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Words
- 59584
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.4
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
In post–War of 1812 Nantucket, Quaker girl Dencey Coffyn befriends the ostracized boy Jetsam after seeking his forgiveness, then defies family and community expectations as she teaches him to read and their friendship deepens.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781883937799
Tags
Award Winners-Newbery HonorNatural Environments-IslandsUnited States-Massachusetts