The Children on the Top Floor
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Three crushed cream cakes bring Betty Randall into conversation with Winifred, a girl who lives in the same apartment house. Eleven-year-old Betty has bought the treat for her younger brother Jack, who cannot walk after a spinal injury in infancy. Their chance meeting opens a children's story about neighbours becoming friends and the daily care that holds a family together.
Nina Rhoades gives domestic details real weight: the climb to the top floor, lunch arranged beside Jack's sofa and the quiet hours of waiting when he goes to hospital. A possible operation raises hopes, though the doctors make clear that its outcome is uncertain. Set among apartment dwellers in New York, the novel connects small acts of kindness with larger worries about health and family security. Its focus on sibling affection and the awkward beginnings of friendship gives readers much to recognise across the distance of its period.
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Book facts
- Author
- Nina Rhoades
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 121
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online