What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Look Through My Window
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SOLVED. Girl whose parents take in quadruplets. [s]
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I think I found it! Searching variations of the phrase that you mention ("being one of five's more fun") I found a master's theses called "Themes in juvenile literature and their influence on intermediate and junior high readers" by Edna Mae Weldgen. It came up searching "being one of five is fun". On page 59 it said:"Emily, who writes poetry, is an only child and has to
grapple with her family's move to a new town. What is even
more demanding is that she has to cope with a new kind of
daily living with four much younger cousins whose mother has
been hospitalized with tuberculosis. The days sharpen with
happiness as Emily discovers that being one of five is fun
and that sharing your things with a big family can be rewarding. She gains a true friend in Kate, a neighbor, who also
writes poetry. Together they learn about the hurts and doubts,
the excitement and joy of true friendship."
https://digitalcommons.stritch.edu/cg...
The book it mentions is Look Through My Window by Jean Little. It was published in 1970.
That's great! I thought her name was Emily, too. I should've mentioned that. I had tried Googling the phrase and didn't find it. Thanks!
Looks they are not quadruplets, just 4 kids. Maybe that's where my searching went wrong!
I also started searching with the word quadruplets first but didn't find much so I went with the phrase that you remembered!
She may have had a friend named Kate who was Jewish and helped her draw a star for the top of her Christmas tree.
I see there are a couple of similar posts to this one already, one of which suggests Dorrie's Book and Brother Brother Sister Sister. I don't think it is either of these.