num_pages: 346
description: Set in a small town in southern Georgia 1948, the book centersaround Emily Jean Knowles, a soon-to-be-twelve-year-old girl who liveswith Granna. Granna is a staunch Southern Baptist who has raised hergranddaughter to be a well-mannered young lady, but Emily has retainedmuch of her childhood 'activity' and 'inquisitiveness.'The story is full of interesting characters like Emily Jean'sfavorite Uncle Bob; her maternal grandmother, whom she meets for thefirst time; her best friend, Starlett; and her favorite teacher, Miss MaryAfton. Uncle Bob comes home to live and work for the summer, and he andEmily Jean separately undertake journeys of religious discovery.
language: English
title: The Kaleidoscope Season
publisher: Deseret Book Co