Children's Book (6) "Summer of the Silver Thimble"

The beginning of the story describes the plight of a rural farm. The continuous high temperature and drought indicate that the crops are about to undergo a huge test. Garnett and his sister swam in the river to escape the summer heat. On the shore, Garnett found A silver thimble. The protagonist appears, and the "silver thimble" in the title also appears. According to common sense in the following story, this silver thimble must play a very important role. Maybe it has magic and helps Garnet's family overcome one difficulty after another.

However, the story does not go in a magical direction. But it's as real as ever. The "Silver Thimble" never appeared again. With the sudden arrival of a heavy rain, everything was solved.

Life goes on.

Garnet has a good bestie. In their free time, they are always together, listening to her great-grandma telling stories about long ago; they experience the library being locked together; they play story-telling games in the tree house together; Let’s go to the market and have fun together...

Garnet has a good brother who has been her playmate since childhood. He never apologizes. His biggest dream is not to be a farmer. He is hard-working, capable and handy. , full of curiosity about everything. But it was also because of her brother's reproach that Garnet ran away from home for a day and had many adventures.

Garnet has a good friend named Eric. He was a character added midway. But it's obviously the author's intention. Through Eric, the Garnet brothers and sisters learned about a different world. To the brothers and sisters, those unknown and exciting experiences are magical adventures. This is exactly the life they yearn for: leaving home, being free, and having different experiences every day. And those forced and insecure suffering experiences are difficult for them to understand. So when Eric said that when he grew up, he wanted to buy a farm and become a farmer. Garnett's brother Jay was extremely surprised: His biggest wish, having grown up on a farm, was to leave the farm. As everyone knows, what Eric, who has been homeless since childhood, wants most is a stable home.

There are many little beauties in this book.

My mother hid the bill so that my father could have a good meal. The mother was not surprised or repelled at all by Eric's arrival and treated him like her own child.

My father works hard every day, but still maintains his passion for life.

A contralto hymn in a convertible that "makes the stove tremble."

The old bus driver had a rose pinned to his hat and a pencil tucked behind his ear. Take Garnet for a ride.

Mr. Freebody's concerns and education.

A gift from my brother Jay.

At the end of the story, the silver thimble appears again. Garnet said that all the good things this summer are the good luck given by this silver thimble.

Garnet, who owns a silver thimble, is surrounded by love. This sense of security will stay with her.

Discussion topics:

1. Can silver thimbles really bring good luck?

2. Eric or Jay, which boy’s childhood do you yearn for more?

3. Have you ever had the same urge to run away from home as Garnet?

4. Does Garnet’s naughtiness remind you of any interesting stories from your childhood?

5. Do you have your own special little item? Let’s talk about its origin.