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Language English Originally published 1 May 2000 Genre Children's literature Country United States of America | 3.9/5 Goodreads Pages 208 Page count 208 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Similar Frances O'Roark Dowell books, Edgar Award for Best Juvenile winners, Children's literature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The children's book Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell was published in 2000 and focuses on the 1920s. It is a first person narrative from the viewpoint of a mountain girl who wants to clear up confusion about a recent murder.
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12-year-old Dovey Coe narrates the story trying to "lay the record straight" about her sister's suitor's death. The first two-thirds of the book recount the relationship between Dovey's sister, Caroline, and her suitor, Parnell. She offers her own viewpoint about each character including Dovey's parents and her brother, Amos, who is deaf. The last third of the novel is centered in the courtroom as the murder trial takes place.
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