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Astra Young Readers, 1999-01-09

Summer My Father Was Ten (Boyds Mills PR PB)

Summer My Father Was Ten (Boyds Mills PR PB)

Pat Brisson, Author

Andrea Shine, Illustrator

Paperback

9781563978296

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A father tells his son the story of how he damaged a neighbor's garden when he was a boy and what he did to make amends.
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A single impulsive act ripples through time, teaching that true growth often arises from our deepest regrets. Through a child’s retelling of her father’s childhood misstep, readers witness the profound impact of accountability, the quiet strength of humility, and the enduring power of reconciliation.

Keywords and Themes: Accountability • Community • Empathy • Family • Forgiveness • Friendship • Growth • Humility • Integrity • Intergenerational Wisdom • Juvenile Fiction • Multigenerational • Parents • Reflection • Responsibility • Social Themes

Readability • 5.1

Age Range • 5-7

Pages • 32

Subjects • Fathers and sons • Honesty • Responsibility • Responsiblity

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents

In this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old man's garden.

Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten.

That was the summer a boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end, Mr. Bellavista's garden was ruined.

In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, this excellent book for the whole family shows how we can turn our mistakes into some of life's greatest moments.

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