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The Moffats by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin, The Full Cast Family Cynthia Bishop | Winking Fig

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The Moffats

Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin, The Full Cast Family Cynthia Bishop

1941·261 pages

Historical Fiction

Four Moffat children and a hard-working widowed mother live on New Dollar Street in Cranbury village. During kindergarten recess, one accidentally hitches a ride out of town on a boxcar. One winds up trapped in the breadbox outside the deli. One offers to escort a Salvation Army man to his destination - and accidentally bumps him from his horse-drawn wagon.

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The Moffats

Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin, The Full Cast Family Cynthia Bishop

Year

1941

Pages

261

Historical Fiction

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Four Moffat children and a hard-working widowed mother live on New Dollar Street in Cranbury village. During kindergarten recess, one accidentally hitches a ride out of town on a boxcar. One winds up trapped in the breadbox outside the deli. One offers to escort a Salvation Army man to his destination - and accidentally bumps him from his horse-drawn wagon.

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