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Marino, Nan
2 Reviews
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4-6
When eleven-year-old musician Elvis freezes during a competition, he’s whisked away to tiny Wares Grove, New Jersey. Misfit local girl Cecilia, meanwhile, is trying to coax music out of trees. With Aaron's help, Cecilia's wish is fulfilled--only not in the way they expect. The tall-tale element adds depth to this story about a kid coping with the pressures of fame.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2013
(3)
4-6
Ten-year-old Tammy is left lonely--and angry--when best friend Kebsie, a foster child, suddenly moves away. Scrawny Douglas McGinty, the new whopper-telling foster kid Tammy dubs "Muscle Man," becomes the object of her ire. This poignant story, set against a well-realized backdrop of the Vietnam War and the first moon walk, looks at how loss can both isolate people and bring them together.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute
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