Dodge, Mary Mapes,  1830-1905 <br/><br/>
Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Brinker,_or_The_Silver_Skates  Release date is 1996-12-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Ng E-Ching, and David Widger  Produced by Ng E-Ching, and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge is a children's novel published in 1865. Set in early 19th-century Holland, it follows poor siblings Hans and Gretel Brinker as they dream of competing in a grand ice-skating race for silver skates. Their father suffers from a mysterious head injury that has left the family destitute. When Hans encounters a famous surgeon, he faces difficult choices between his own dreams and his family's desperate needs, learning about sacrifice, honor, and hope. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Skating -- Juvenile fiction Netherlands -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ