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32 pp.
| Children's |
February, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-89239-189-8$$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Elaine Pedlar.
Zettie and her widowed mom are immigrants from Jamaica; because Mama doesn't have a steady job, they must live in their car, inspiring taunts of "Junk Car Zettie!" from some school kids. It's unclear how Mama and Zettie would have a car in the first place, but readers will find eye-opening both Gunning's well-chosen details and Pedlar's brooding, expressionistic art.