---

HARCOURT, INC.
Orlando Austin New York San Diego Toronto London

---

Copyright © 2005 by Ann Rinaldi

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording,
or any information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher.

Requests for permission to make copies of any part of
the work should be mailed to the following address:
Permissions Department, Harcourt, Inc.,
6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 52887-6777.

www.HarcourtBooks.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rinaldi, Ann.
Brooklyn Rose/Ann Rinaldi.
p. cm.
Summary: On St. Helena Island, South Carolina,
fifteen-year-old Rose meets and marries Rene, a Yankee from
Brooklyn, New York, who takes her north to his home, where
she encounters many differences in attitudes and lifestyles.
[1. Coming of age—Fiction. 2. Marriage—Fiction.
3. Love—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.R459Bt 2005
[Fic]—dc22 2004002372
ISBN 0-15-205117-1

Text set in Stempel Garamond
Designed by Cathy Riggs

First edition
A C E G H F D B

Printed in the United States of America

---

In memory of my grandparents
Rose and Rene