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Roller Skates

Ruth Sawyer

1975186 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1975
first published
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PlayfulWhimsicalBig CityShort read

Liberated for a year from her parents' restrictions, ten-year-old Lucinda discovers true freedom in the care of her temporary guardians as she roller skates around the streets of turn-of-the-century New York.

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AtmosphereBleak

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFriendship

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