"Christopher and the Clockmakers" by Sara Ware Bassett is a story about a young boy named Christopher who learns about himself and his family. The book follows Christopher's journey through childhood, especially his experiences with his father's jewelry and clock business. Christopher feels a lot of pressure because of his long name and what his family expects of him. When he gets sick and can't do all the things he used to, he starts spending time in his father's shop, surrounded by clocks. He begins to love how clocks are made and their histories. The story shows his struggle between what he thinks he should do and what he really wants, hinting at the exciting things to come as he gets more involved with clocks and the people who make them.
Christopher and the Clockmakers
By Sara Ware Bassett
A boy burdened by expectations discovers a world of ticking secrets within his father's shop, leading him toward unexpected adventures.
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Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
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