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Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir: And Other Stories for Boys and Girls

by Mary Catherine Crowley

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateChildren's12 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
12 chapters
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About this book

About this book

As a fierce March snowstorm blankets the city, an old Irish apple vendor struggles to protect her precious apples and peanuts, hoping the playful schoolchildren will still find a moment to buy them amid their winter games and frosty adventures.

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Contents

12 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02APPLES, RIPE AND ROSY, SIR.
03"BETTER THAN RICHES."
04BUILDING A BOAT.
05A MAY-DAY GIFT.
06TILDEREE.
07A LITTLE WHITE DRESS.
08A MISER'S GOLD.
09THAT RED SILK FROCK.
10"A LESSON WITH A SEQUEL."
11UNCLE TOM'S STORY.
12HANGING MAY-BASKETS.

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