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Text © 2021 by Cynthia Rylant
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Rylant, Cynthia, author.
Title: Rosetown summer / Cynthia Rylant.
Description: First edition. | New York : Beach Lane Books, [2021] | Sequel to: Rosetown. | Audience: Ages 8-12. | Audience: Grades 4-6. | Summary: In 1973, Flora loves living in the quiet town of Rosetown, Indiana, where change is not constant, but life takes a decided turn during the summer between fourth and fifth grades.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020052194 (print) | LCCN 2020052195 (ebook) | ISBN 9781534494718 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781534494732 (ebook)
Subjects: CYAC: Friendship—Fiction. | Change—Fiction. | City and town life—Indiana—Fiction. | Indiana—History—20th century—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.R982 Rs 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.R982 (ebook) | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020052194
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020052195
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