Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge

"Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge is a children's novel published in 1865. Set in early 19th-century Holland, it follows poor siblings Hans and Gretel Brinker as they dream of competing in a grand ice-skating race for silver skates. Their father suffers from a mysterious head injury that has left the family destitute. When Hans encounters a famous surgeon, he faces difficult choices between his own dreams and his family's desperate needs, learning about sacrifice, honor, and hope. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Title Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Brinker,_or_The_Silver_Skates
Credits Produced by Ng E-Ching, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Siblings -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Skating -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Netherlands -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 764
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 27, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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