Minna's Patchwork Coat

In this charming historical novel, acclaimed artist Lauren A. Mills reimagines her beloved picture book, The Rag Coat, with fifty delicate pencil illustrations and an expanded story about a resilient little girl, her patchwork coat, and how the two bring a community together.

Minna and her family don't have much in their small Appalachian cabin, but "people only need people," Papa always reminds her. Unable to afford a winter coat to wear to school, she's forced to use an old feed sack to keep her warm. Then Papa's terrible cough from working in the coal mines takes him away forever, and Minna has a hard time believing that anything will be right again...until her neighbors work tirelessly to create a coat for her out of old fabric scraps. Now Minna must show her teasing classmates that her coat is more than just rags--it's a collection of their own cherished memories, each with a story to share.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/03/2015
ISBN: 9780316406215
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 142
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 99 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 180358 / Minna's Patchwork Coat
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5