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Jip: His Story

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,175 Ratings and 165 Reviews

Book Description
When an aged lunatic named Putnam arrives at a poorhouse farm in rural Vermont in 1855, he is treated as little more than a beast by everyone except the orphan Jip, who himself arrived at the charity orphanage/asylum after being found abandoned by the roadside. Jip and Putnam become friends, then allies of a sort, as Jip struggles to improve his own lot and that of his friend Lucy, the unfortunate... More
Book Information
PublisherPuffin Books
BindingPaperback (17 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages180
ISBN-10014240411X
ISBN-13978-0142404119
Publication Date06/02/2005
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About Katherine Paterson (Author) : Katherine Paterson was born in China, where she spent part of her childhood. After her education in China and the American South, she spent four years in Japan, the setting for her first three novels.... more
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3/27/2008 Mary Paladin said: I enjoyed this very much. I had no idea what was in store for me as the reader and it surprised me. Young Jip, a child "before his time" is filled with maturity, compassion and honor.
tags: I recommend

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3/5/2008 Terry Doherty said: "As a book recommended through Reading Rainbow
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