The Swing by Britta Teckentrup fear of change Purple Martin

Purple Martin

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and been nominated thirty-one times for the Nobel Prize in Literature

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told with feeling and delicate skill for boys and girls

The Swing by Britta Teckentrup fear of change Purple MartinBritta Teckentrup's latest book for children of every age is a poetic masterpiece about the passage of time. A swing on a hill overlooking the water is at the center of this lovely meditation on childhood, growing older, friendship and loss. "The swing has always been in this place ever since I can remember," declares the narrator. "Here we stood together, looking out to sea, waiting for something to change. . . for something new, something exciting.