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INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Leal, Ann Haywood

Also Known as Harper

246 pp. | Holt | May, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-8881-6 $16.99
(3) 4-6 Fifth grader Harper struggles to hold onto her identity as a poet and help care for her younger brother as the realities of homelessness press in on her. The resiliency of Leal's characters and the small kindnesses of strangers who also struggle with poverty showcase the triumph of love and compassion in this gentle and nuanced first-person narrative.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

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