Thimble Summer — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceBrief
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
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- Race & culture
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
A silver thimble and a new friend make a girl's summer magical in Elizabeth Enright's Thimble Summer.
A few hours after nine-year-old Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble in the dried-up riverbed, the rains come and end the long drought on the farm. The rains bring safety for the crops and the livestock, and money for Garnet's father. Garnet can't help feeling that the thimble is a magic talisman, for the summer proves to be interesting and exciting in so many different ways.
There is the arrival of Eric, an orphan who becomes a member of the Linden family; the building of a new barn; and the county fair at which Garnet's carefully tended pig, Timmy, wins a blue ribbon. Every day brings adventure of some kind to Garnet and her best friend, Citronella. As far as Garnet is concerned, the thimble is responsible for each good thing that happens during this magic summer—her thimble summer.
Frequently asked questions
Is Thimble Summer appropriate for a 7-year-old?
In a story an older woman tells about her childhood, she is stopped and robbed on a dark road while walking home. A brother tells his sister that threshing is not for girls and that she belongs at home, and she gets angry and runs off for the day.
Does Thimble Summer have violence?
Found (Brief): In a story an older woman tells about her childhood, she is stopped and robbed on a dark road while walking home.
Does Thimble Summer have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Thimble Summer have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Thimble Summer have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Thimble Summer have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Thimble Summer have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Thimble Summer have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Thimble Summer have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): A brother tells his sister that threshing is not for girls and that she belongs at home, and she gets angry and runs off for the day.
Does Thimble Summer have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
