The People in Pineapple Place

Written by Anne Lindbergh · Illustrated by Marla Frazee

A lonely new kid discovers a street of children nobody else can see.

4.1 Goodreads · 487 ratings

184 pages· 32,885 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· ~810L· AR 5.2 · 5 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

August Brown has just moved to Washington, D.C., with his mother, and he is lonely. Then he follows an old ragbag lady to Pineapple Place, a cobblestone street of cheerful houses where seven children live. They are invisible to everyone except August, and their whole street travels through time and space. Soon he has new friends, and a secret no one would believe.

From the publisher

An absorbing, classic fantasy that taps into the wishful thinking of every imaginative child. In THE PEOPLE IN PINEAPPLE PLACE, August Brown, new kid on the block in Washington, D.C., finds more than he bargains for when he follows the ragbag lady to a mysterious street called Pineapple Place. There, on a quaint cobblestone block of cheerful houses, live seven invisible - except to August - children from another time. Before he knows it, August and his fantastic new friends are off on the adventure of a lifetime!

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