THE WONDERFUL TUMBLE OF TIMOTHY SMITH

by Doris Faber ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 20, 1958

A nine-year-old boy's fall from a tree house doesn't seem to have such to do with a new town library. But when the boy is Timothy Smith and his sister, nearly seven- year-old Nan, that splendid blend of fearless curiosity which motivates their lives is apt to make itself felt almost anywhere. And so when Timothy, due to a sprain sustained in a fall, sets off to the library to find some sedentary amusement, and finds the library facilities inadequate, it is in the nature of things that his energetic mind will find some way of improving the situation. And he does by leading a movement to convert an antique, obsolete railroad station into the very best library a town ever had, a fact which led the grownups to say that there was indeed something ""wonderful"" in the tumble of Timothy Smith. Doris Faber, who has written previously for an older group, writes with facility and charm for this age level.

Pub Date: Oct. 20, 1958

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Publisher: Knopf

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1958

Categories: FICTION