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The Promise
The Promise
Author: Jackie French Koller
It’s Jamie and Matt’s first Christmas since Ma’s death, and Matt is doing his best to keep her traditions. He chides Pa into decorating the tree and reminds him of Ma’s story of the animals’ Christmas miracle — their power to speak at midnight. Then Matt and his beloved Labrador retriever, Sara, set out to hang suet balls for the bir...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781439512012
ISBN-10: 1439512019
Publication Date: 4/9/2009
Pages: 71
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Book Type: Library Binding
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Great book, use it annually in my classroom of 3rd graders, as an additional reading assignment.
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A very cute story, one that's good for reading aloud and sharing with children.
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"Sara?" I whispered. She made no move, no sound. I looked all around again. Had she really spoken, or... I looked up at the sky. Or was it Ma? Or was it just my imagination, running wild?
There was no answer. Nothing but the rush of wind. Sara whimpered softly, urgently, and I remembered Ma's favorite saying, the one Jamie had reminded me of just that evening. Some things you just got to take on faith.