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| name = ''Rebecca to the Rescue''<br />
| image = RebeccaRescue.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of ''Rebecca to the Rescue''.<br />
| published = 2009<br />
| author = [[Jacqueline Dembar Greene]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Robert Hunt]]<br />
| isbn = 1593695284<br />
| setting = Summer, 1915<br />
| prev = ''[[Rebecca and the Movies]]''<br />
| next = ''[[Changes for Rebecca]]''<br />
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'''''Rebecca to the Rescue''''' is the [[Central_Series|fifth book]] in '''[[List of Rebecca's Books#Central Series|Rebecca's series]]'''.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
* [[Rebecca Rubin]]<br />
* [[Louis Rubin]]<br />
* [[Victor Rubin]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Bubbie Shereshevsky|Bubbie Shereshevsky]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Grandpa Shereshevsky|Grandpa Shereshevsky]]<br />
* [[Vera Rubin]]<br />
* [[Benny Rubin]]<br />
* [[Sadie and Sophie Rubin]]<br />
* [[Ana Rubin]]<br />
* [[Josef Rubin]]<br />
* [[Michael Rubin]]<br />
* [[Max Shepard]]<br />
* [[Lily Armstrong]]<br />
* [[Fannie Rubin]]<br />
* [[Jacob Rubin]]<br />
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==Chapter-by-Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: A Bar Mitzvah Celebration===<br />
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===Chapter Two: Steeplechase - The Funny Place===<br />
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===Chapter Three: Thrills, Chills, and Skills===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Striking Out Alone===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Reaching New Heights===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]: America Outdoors in 1914===<br />
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Discusses how New Yorkers spent time outdoors in the 1910s. Topics covered:<br />
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* The rising popularity of seaside visits, as it was becoming easier for families to take trips to the beach and other outdoor destinations.<br />
* Coney Island's stance as the biggest and most popular seaside resort, and the variety of games and acts people could see at the park.<br />
* The different areas of Coney Island, such as [[Wikipedia:Steeplechase Park|Steeplechase Park]] and [[Wikipedia:Luna Park, Coney Island|Luna Park]], where visitors could see re-creations of exotic locations.<br />
* Regular people finding themselves contributing to Coney Island's entertainment while they broke the rules they lived by daily.<br />
* The yearning most people had with escaping the strict rules of the early 1900s, with Coney Island serving as a place where they could act silly and less restricted in public.<br />
* Feelings of equality visitors felt at Coney Island, where everyone could enjoy the same games and activities, regardless of class, age or citizenship.<br />
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===Glossary===<br />
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==Items Associated with ''Rebecca to the Rescue''==<br />
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* [[Rebecca's Summer Outfit]]<br />
* [[Rebecca's Souvenir Set]]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* The game Smash the Dishes on the [http://www.americangirl.com/fun/games/agcn/rebecca/smashingdishes American Girl Website] is based on ''Rebecca to the Rescue''.<br />
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[[Category:Summer Books]]<br />
[[Category:Summer Collections]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2009]]<br />
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