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de Guzman, Michael
3 Reviews
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4-6
Twelve-year-old Henrietta loves being a clown like her five-foot-nine-inch mother and little-person father; she never wants to leave the circus, her extended family. Then a tragic turn of events forces her--and everyone else--to make choices. Filled with intriguing details about traveling-circus life, this is a colorful look at an unconventional family, starring the plucky and appealing Henrietta.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee
(2)
4-6
At nine, foster child Newboy inexplicably lost his voice. Now twelve, he escapes from his foster home. Newboy finds Stinko, a beat-up ventriloquist's dummy, and discovers that he can make Stinko talk. With a quirky, matter-of-fact voice and a lightning-quick pace, the story delivers pure page-turning action. De Guzman unapologetically portrays life as dangerous, always made better with partners in crime.
Reviewer: Caitlin J. Berry
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July, 2007
(3)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Beekman O'Day has lived all over Manhattan, his smalltime wheeler-dealer father forever struggling to land a "big deal" and stay ahead of his debtors. A new school and new neighborhood--with eccentric, lovable neighbors--help turn things around. The warm father-son relationship in this feel-good novel will appeal to readers.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
3 reviews
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