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165 pp.
| Holiday
| November, 2003
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TradeISBN 0-8234-1796-4$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Ten-year-old Kara implements a strategy to get herself kicked out of Catholic school. Her ruse is successful, but in the end Kara realizes that she no longer wants to leave. Though the action is sometimes frenetic, Kara's shenanigans are funny and her arch-nemeses, Sister Mary Francis and Sister Blandina, add depth and humor to the narrative.