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T-Backs, T-Shirts, Coat, and Suit by E. L. Konigsburg (1993, Reinforced Hardcover) 
T-Backs, T-Shirts, Coat, and Suit by E. L. Konigsburg (1993, Reinforced Hardcover)

 
T-Backs, T-Shirts, Coat, and Suit by E. L. Konigsburg (1993, Reinforced Hardcover)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 1993-10-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0689318553
ISBN-13: 9780689318559
Product ID: EPID276749
Description: Spending the summer in Florida with her stepfather's sister who operates a "meals-on-wheels" van, twelve-year-old Chloèe and her aunt become involved in a controversy surrounding the wearing of T-back bathing suits.
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Synopsis
Spending the summer in Florida with her stepfather's sister who operates a "meals-on-wheels" van, twelve-year-old Chloèe and her aunt become involved in a controversy surrounding the wearing of T-back bathing suits.

When 12-year-old Chloe is sent by her stepfather to spend the summer with his sister Bernadette in Florida, Chloe expects to have a boring time. Instead, she finds herself standing up with Bernadette for freedom of speech, freedom of action, and facing the costs of both when they get involved in a debate over commissary van operators wearing revealing bathing suits. Not only does Chloe develop real affection for Bernadette, she also learns a new sense of independence and how to stick to her beliefs.

Details
Publication Date:1993-10-01

Size
Length:165 pages
Height:8.8 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:12.8 oz

Publisher's Note
While spending the summer in Florida with her stepfather's sister Bernadette, Chloe finds Bernadette's job running a commissary van at a shipyard threatened by other van operators--who attract business by wearing T-back bathing suits. The ensuing fray gives Chloe new insights into action and reaction in society.

Industry Reviews
"Newbery Medal winner Konigsburg introduces another of her typically saturnine heroines in this tart, smart novel."

"Konigsburg has developed unusual characters who reveal their innermost secrets as the story unfolds...The plot is carefully constructed and the humorous dialogue will engage readers."
Zvirin

"The author's forthright, staccato style and witty descriptions are marvelous...Offbeat, comic, thought-provoking: a top-notch author at full strength."
Zvirin

""Konigsburg has developed unusual characters who reveal their innermost secrets as the story unfolds...The plot is carefully constructed and the humorous dialogue will engage readers."
Stevenson

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