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133 pp.
| Clarion |
April, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-395-86975-7$$15.00
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Diane deGroat.
Based on the childhood of the author's mother, this engaging episodic novel follows the everyday adventures of third-grader Anna Sherwood growing up in pre-WWI Baltimore. Hahn's use of the present tense helps keep nostalgia at bay, as does the energetic, just-dashed-off quality of deGroat's rough pencil sketches.