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Look, Lenore

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things

172 pp. | Random/Schwartz & Wade | July, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83914-6 $15.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-93914-3 $18.99
(2) 1-3 Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. This story acknowledges kids' troubles while lightening them in a respectful way. Fearful second grader Alvin Ho doesn't speak in school, though his voice works everywhere else. There's no miracle cure, but by story's end he's made a friend. Generously illustrated short chapters include laugh-out-loud descriptions of Alvin's attempt to grow taller and his brief membership in a not-so-tough neighborhood gang.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2008

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