Mary M. Dodge

Hans Brinker, Or the Silver Skates

Mary Mapes Dodge

A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals--finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.

Hans Brinker, or, The silver skates

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4.5 ★ - (loved it, favorite)

Roughly two years later and I still think fondly of this book whenever I see it on my shelves. Full review to come. 12/21/23

Elisabeth Bontrager

Ofelia

Set against a backdrop of frozen canals in a winter wonderland, the year's most exciting event in a little Dutch village is about to take place. But will Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel, with their hand-carved wooden skates, be able to compete against their well-trained young friends who own fine steel blades?

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Kate Allman

Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (full title: Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates: A Story of Life in Holland) is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865.

Hans Brinker, Or the Silver Skates

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