Thimble Summer

Written and illustrated by Elizabeth Enright

A silver thimble sparks a summer of unexpected adventures.

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144 pages· 34,242 words· Est. 5 hour read· 810L

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Bookroo's summary

Nine-year-old Garnet Linden's summer transforms when she discovers a silver thimble in a dry riverbed. As rain ends the drought, Garnet believes the thimble is magical, bringing new friendships, a barn, and a prize-winning pig. With each day, Garnet and her friend Citronella encounter thrilling adventures, convinced the thimble is behind their luck. Is it truly magic, or just a coincidence?

From the publisher

A few hours after nine-year-old Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble in the dried-up riverbed, the rains come and end the long drought on the farm. The rains bring safety for the crops and the livestock, and money for Garnet’s father. Garnet can’t help feeling that the thimble is a magic talisman, for the summer proves to be interesting and exciting in so many different ways.

There is the arrival of Eric, an orphan who becomes a member of the Linden family; the building of a new barn; and the county fair at which Garnet’s carefully tended pig, Timmy, wins a blue ribbon. Every day brings adventure of some kind to Garnet and her best friend, Citronella. As far as Garnet is concerned, the thimble is responsible for each good thing that happens during this magic summer―her thimble summer.