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Carlota

Scott O’Dell

1977141 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1977
first published
  • 1977Houghton Mifflin · 153 pages · ENGISBN 9780395254875
  • 1977Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 153 pages · ENGISBN 9780547767611
  • 1977Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 160 pages · ENGISBN 9780547348230
  • 1980Dell Pub. · 141 pages · ENGISBN 9780440909286
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780833531131
PlayfulWhimsicalWildernessShort readModern History

Carlota is a girl who was raised as a vaquero. Her father wants her to be a "boy" and her grandma wants her to be a girly girl. Carlota is an awesome character and in this book she shines as a girl and a boy.

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AtmosphereGritty

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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Written forMiddle grade
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