The boy who did not like television
Rui Zink
When a mother and father realize their son does not like television, they take him to many experts, but it is their son who shows them the answer to the problem.
Read Time: ~2.2 hr
Better than a brother
by Edith McCall (1988)
About this book
The adventures of a young girl growing up at the turn of the century on the shores of Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin, where her family runs a boarding house for ice cutters.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBetter than a brother Lead Character
Themes & Moods
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