What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Purple cover early/mid 90s kids possibly in wacky orphanage? [s]
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May 30, 2012 11:16AM
REALLY hazy on the details, but I checked it out of the library at least ten times in my youth and now I can't find it. The cover is purple, there is either a word in the title that starts with "P" or the author's last name starts with a "P". There is a girl on the cover (maybe with red hair) and a few other images, I believe they were placed around the edges of the cover around the title. I think at one point the children are in a horrible type orphanage and they plot to escape...maybe?? Help!
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This is probably a huge long shot. Was it an old book--from the '50s? It reminds me a bit of Nancy and Plum.
It's not Sheila, but this sounds fun! I love Betty MacDonald. Thanks for the help :)
Another long shot, but the cover seems to have a girl with red hair and is kind of purplish. No letter P, though. lol.
Nope, Laura, not that one either! But I have also been eyeing that one. The one I am thinking of was a hardbound in the 90s, so probably published later than that. Y'all are awesome for trying though!
Well, Tamora Pierce's "Song of the Lioness" quartet came out in, I think, the late 80s, and has a female protag with red hair. I think it's pretty unlikely though as this one is about a girl who crossdresses to become a knight and hasn't got any orphanages. Can you recall anything else about the plot? :/
It's not by Tamora Pierce...so hazy on the details! And to think I must have read it so often but forgotten it all. I think the proprietor of the orphanage was a heavy set man with a dark mustache and he may have also been on the cover??
Or maybe not an orphanage exactly but a children's home of some sort.
a long shot, but is it A Hat Full Of Sky by Terry Pratchett?
Nope, not that one, but thank you for trying!
Nope! But thank you, good try with Patti! I'm pretty confident there is a "P" in either the title or the author's last name. And the main character, the girl, has a young male companion I think.
Found it!!! Dumbstruck by Sara Pennypacker. Got a few of the details right and a few wrong, it's funny what my brain does to fill in the gaps. Thanks everyone for your help!http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43...
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