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Dovey Coe
Author Frances O'Roark Dowell
Country United States of America
Language English
Genre Children's Literature
Published 2000; Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages 208
Awards Edgar Award; The William Allan White Award

Dovey Coe is a children's historical novel by Frances O'Roark Dowell, published in 2000. Set in 1920s North Carolina, it is a first person narrative from the viewpoint of a mountain girl who wants to clear up confusion about a recent murder.

Plot

12-year-old Dovey Coe narrates the story trying to "lay the record straight" about her sister's suitor's death. The first two-thirds of the book recount the relationship between Dovey's sister, Caroline, and her suitor, Parnell. She offers her own viewpoint about each character including Dovey's parents and her brother, Amos, who is deaf. The last third of the novel is centered in the courtroom as the murder trial takes place.

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