[Libs-Or] request for the title of thischildren's book description

[Jane Cothron]

Except for the parade, this reminds me of Ellen Raskin's Figg's and
Phantoms.

book description from www.amazon.com--

"Mona has the most unusual family in town-and the most notorious. While she
hates all the attention her eccentric relatives bring to her, there is one
Figg family member she likes: her uncle Florence, the book dealer. But
Uncle Florence keeps hinting that he's going to find his way to Capri, the
Figg family heaven. And that means leaving Mona behind. Can Mona find Capri
before it's too late, or will she learn that things are seldom what they
seem when books are involved?"

Best--
Jane Cothron
South Beach, Oregon


On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 1:37 PM, BEAR Pattiebuff
<pbear at springfield-or.gov>wrote:

> Any ideas what the title of this book might be?****
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> Patron writes:****
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> Wanted to give you a brief summary of the children's book****
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> I am looking forward to finding.****
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> My kids read in around  1978 or 1979.****
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> Setting is a small town in the Midwest.  The town is preparing for its****
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> annual parade and summer celebration.****
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> The main character is a little girl around 7 or 8 and her****
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> mother insists she take tap dancing lessons in order****
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> to perform at the annual event.****
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> She hates practiciing and would rather spend time with****
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> her uncle.  Her uncle is very tall and takes her daily to****
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> the town book store.  Puts her on his shoulders and she****
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> gets to touch and look at the first editions on the top****
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> shelf.****
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> Newton or Fig Newton or the the town is called Newton is****
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> in my memory.****
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> Thanks!****
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> *Pattiebuff Bear*
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> *Youth Services Librarian*
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> *Early Literacy Specialist*
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> *541-726-2243*
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> *pbear at springfield-or.gov*
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> *Springfield Public Library*
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> wheremindsgrow.org****
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-- 
Jane Cothron
Cataloger
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, Oregon 97365
541-265-3066 (phone & fax)
jcothron at lincolncolibrarydist.org
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