Truly Winnie, Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Truly Winnie, Jennifer Richard Jacobson
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Truly Winnie

Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Series: Winnie

Narrator: Laura Hamilton

Unabridged: 1 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 01/01/2009


Synopsis

It’s Winnie’s first time at camp and she loves it; but in a misguided effort to make new friends, she tells her tent mates that her mother, who died soon after she was born, is a famous artist. One lie leads to another until her friends from home overhear her, and her father shows up unexpectedly for a visit. The challenges of camp life and making new friends is convincingly explored in this second chapter book in the delightful Winnie series.

About Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Jennifer Richard Jacobson is the author of several books for children and young readers. She lives in Cumberland, Maine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on April 22, 2013

Truly Winnie is a about a girl who lies to fit in while she is at camp, she must continue to lie to keep up with previous lies. Winnie had lost her mother and doesn’t want to be different from the other girls at the camp. These lies catch up with her when her father arrives for Visitor’s Day. Throug......more

Goodreads review by Abbey on November 13, 2012

This book shows how life can be for a young girl who has recently lost her mother. Away at summer camp, Winnie doesn't want to be different from the other girls and ends up saying things that soon escalates into a big pile of lies and secrets that she has to keep up with. The lies end up controlling......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on October 05, 2019

I picked this book because my grandmother’s 👵🏼 name was Winnie. She was perfect. Winnie in the story struggles with making new friends, the truth and other things that come with being a young girl who has lost her mother. Quick and easy read.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on June 10, 2017

Winnie, Vanessa and Zoe go to camp for two weeks. This is a good story about the complexity of telling a lie. Written for second-fourth graders, the characters are clear. The girls live in tents on platforms. The counselors don't seem to share the tents but they are present.......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on November 24, 2008

this book was a great book because it showed how much friendship is important.it shows that even thogh you want to be friends with someone ellse your frieds will stick up for you.dont care what other people think......more