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In their third book, eleven-year-old Masha can't wait to go to a dude ranch, but, thanks to her "evil genius" sister Sunny, the girls go to mathematics camp instead. Masha wishes her six-year-old sister would get lost, but when Sunny does run away, Masha predictably changes her mind. Mann successfully depicts a complex sibling relationship. Half-tone illustrations capture each scene's mood.
199 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| May, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-1-59990-978-3$15.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-61963-233-2
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Illustrated by
Jana Christy.
Still recuperating from her evil-genius little sister's last experiment, eleven-year-old Masha (Sunny Sweet Is So Not Sorry) unknowingly becomes the subject of Sunny's latest, which involves red dye, falling into a grave, and public humiliation. Mann shrouds a lesson about accepting differences in over-the-top humor; fans of the unrelenting absurdity, enlivened in sweet black-and-white drawings, will hanker for the next experiment.
197 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| October, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-1-599990-977-6$15.99
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4-6
Illustrated by
Jana Christy.
When eleven-year-old Masha wakes up with plastic flowers glued to her head, she knows it's the work of an evil genius: her six-year-old sister, Sunny. This crazy experiment-gone-wrong is followed by a string of unbelievable antics (e.g., a cast for an unbroken arm). Although the sisters' experiences are over the top, readers will enjoy Masha's witty voice; black-and-white illustrations showcase the hijinks.