Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Strawberry Hill
    Strawberry Hill
    Strawberry Hill
    Audiobook4 hours

    Strawberry Hill

    Written by Mary Ann Hoberman

    Narrated by Cassandra Morris

    4/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    Mary Ann Hoberman won the National Book Award for her sparkling poetry. Her debut novel Strawberry Hill stars 10-year-old Allie, a young Jewish girl living with her family during the Great Depression. Everyone is excited because dad has found a home to rent and the street sounds like a place filled with fun and adventure- Strawberry Hill. But Allie soon finds many challenges in her new home and works hard to overcome them.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateAug 14, 2009
    ISBN9781440760884
    Strawberry Hill

    Related to Strawberry Hill

    Related audiobooks

    Children's For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      SWIFTIE Forever! TAYLOR

      Jan 6, 2022

      SWIFTIE Forever! TAYLOR
      2 min read

    • Article

      Totally EMBARRASSING

      Dec 20, 2020

      It all started in P.E, I found a soccer ball behind the school gate and so I started practising with it. Then my crush yelled out, “Pass it to me!” with the cutest smile on his face, so of course I was going to kick it to him. But when I tried, I tri

      2 min read

    • Article

      Golden Spike

      Sep 1, 2019

      Golden Spike
      9 min read

    • Article

      Space Jam-packed

      Nov 14, 2021

      Space Jam-packed
      1 min read

    • Article

      Breeze Block

      Jul 14, 2020

      Breeze Block
      6 min read

    • Article

      Little House On The Controversy: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Name Removed From Book Award

      Jun 25, 2018

      The Association for Library Service to Children voted unanimously to strike Wilder's name from a major children's lit award over concerns about how the author referred to Native Americans and blacks.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Jul 2, 2020

      Earlier this year I was at the shops with my mum and we were in the food court to grab some lunch. We found a table and mum gave me some money to go and get something to eat while she minded the table. On my way back to sit down I didn’t notice a sho

      3 min read

    • Article

      Prying Apart Colors

      Nov 1, 2021

      Prying Apart Colors
      3 min read

    • Article

      A New Normal

      Jul 31, 2017

      WORDS SHANDUKANI MULAUDZI WHEN MY FAMILY MOVED TO PRETORIA I WAS A FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL EXCITED FOR AN ADVENTURE.We lived in a small township called Makwarela in the former Bantustan of Venda, now Limpopo. My mother went to Pretoria for a few weeks fir

      3 min read

    • Article

      Always Someone Leaving

      Jul 6, 2023

      Always Someone Leaving
      5 min read

    • Article

      Dognapped

      Mar 24, 2021

      Dognapped
      5 min read

    • Article

      Shanda

      Jan 1, 2024

      Shanda
      13 min read

    • Article

      Ribs, Muscle, Bone

      Jan 7, 2020

      Ribs, Muscle, Bone
      10 min read

    • Article

      Rag Doll

      May 3, 2018

      Rag Doll
      11 min read

    • Article

      Go And Hide

      Jun 16, 2022

      Go And Hide
      2 min read

    • Article

      Daddy’s Girl

      Feb 17, 2022

      Daddy’s Girl
      2 min read

    • Article

      Guests

      Jun 15, 2019

      The month after our mother died, our father began bringing women home. It felt like a behind-her-back kind of operation. “I’m going to have a guest over tonight,” is what he would say. David and I stayed out in the living room, turned up cartoons, bu

      11 min read

    • Article

      Feed the Birds

      Oct 27, 2023

      Feed the Birds
      4 min read

    • Article

      Counter Waves

      Oct 23, 2020

      Counter Waves
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Workbench

      Dec 23, 2020

      The Workbench
      6 min read

    • Article

      Grandad’s Chair

      Oct 6, 2020

      Grandad’s Chair
      7 min read

    • Article

      There Goes The Neighbourhood

      Jun 6, 2018

      THIS HOUSE HAS GROWN UP WITH MY FAMILY OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS. IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK, THEY’D BE SQUEALING. I don’t think they were properly prepared for the pre-adolescents that invaded their space back in 2000, along with the 18-year-old prepari

      3 min read

    • Article

      Death On The Limpopo

      Sep 16, 2019

      Death On The Limpopo
      5 min read

    • Article

      You Girls Are Good

      Mar 31, 2022

      You Girls Are Good
      16 min read

    • Article

      I STOLE From My Mum

      Jun 22, 2022

      I STOLE From My Mum
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Animal In The Yard

      Aug 17, 2017

      The Animal In The Yard
      17 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Strawberry Hill

    4/5

    25 ratings5 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      An amazing read. I hung on to every word in this book. Strawberry Hill tells the story of a little girl who finds the true meaning of a friendship. She is uprooted from her hometown to a new town and school. She is then forced to form neew friendships, but realizes friendships are much more than who's popular and whos not. Her next door neighbor seems very friendly and nice , but shows her true colors through out the book. Allie, the main character, also is faced with her first lesson on the prejudices against certain religions, especially hers. At the end she comes full circle in picking the right for her and not falling to the peer pressure of another. I absolutely loved Mary Ann Hoberman's way of informing the reader of things he or she may not know. She also w very sensitive to her audience. Lovely book!
    • 4/5
      When I started reading this book I almost put it down because its simple style at first seemed flat. But it grew on me and I found that it had a lot packed into it. Allie's family moves to a new house and town during the depression when her father gets a new job. She immediately meets a few neighbor girls and begins the complicated process of figuring out who she likes best, who she wants as a best friend, who wants her as a best friend, who is really nice, and more. All of the characters, even the adults, are nuanced. Because Allie is the narrator, the reader gets a straightforward view of her world without any adult explanation or spin. I think young girls navigating friendships will find this book helpful and enjoyable.
    • 5/5
      Allie’s father had to find a new job when the depression hit. His family lives in New Haven and he works in Stamford. It is difficult not seeing them for a whole week. When things look up he finds a house for them. Allie doesn’t want to move and leave her best friend Ruthie behind. When her father tells her their new address is Strawberry Hill she changes her mind. She wants everything in her room painted pink. When she arrives it isn’t what she imagined. She can’t find the strawberries. She makes two new friends, Martha and Mimi. Mimi and Allie are both Jewish. When Martha’s friend from the Catholic school calls her a dirty Jew, she finds out first hand what prejudice is. She learns what true friendship is and teaches Martha not to judge based on what others say.I looked at the cover and thought this would be a cutsie little read. Boy did it exceed my expectations. The messages about friendship and the faces of prejudice permeated the whole book. It was not a slap you in the face deal. The main character is a fourth grader but I believe my middle school students would love this. The historical information was very accurate. I would definitely recommend this book to my students
    • 5/5
      This is an awesome book!! I couldn't put the book down. Every tie my teacher told us it was silent reading tie I got excited. This book is about a little girl and her life during the Great Depression. When her family has to move she gets VERY upset, until he mother tells her that they will b living on a street called strawberry hill. Wow, any street that has a name like that has to fun!
    • 4/5
      Nine-year-old Allie is not excited about leaving her best friend and moving with her family to Stamford during the Great Depression. When she finds out that they're moving to a street called Strawberry Hill she has high hopes, but she'll still have to deal with starting a new school and navigating the complicated road to friendships in her new town. This is a quiet sort of book with a classic feel. Allie's voice felt very real to me and many of the events may have been based on the author's own experiences. Recommended for girls who are looking for a gentle read.