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Fitzmaurice, Kathryn

The Year the Swallows Came Early

(3) 4-6 Eleven-year-old Eleanor "Groovy" Robinson aspires to attend culinary school. However, her plans are suspended after her father is sent to jail and family secrets come to light. Groovy's acceptance of her new circumstance is symbolically mirrored by the annual return of the swallows to her town of San Juan Capistrano. Her own personal journey is similarly rewarding.

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