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136 pp.
| Hyperion |
September, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-7868-3882-5$14.99
(2)
1-3
Illustrated by
Marla Frazee.
Third-grader Clementine feels lucky that spectacular ideas (like cutting her friend's hair) are continually "sproinging up" in her brain, but her parents and other adults don't feel the same way. Clementine's first-person narration is fresh and winsome, and the episodic plot is layered yet accessible. Frazee's pen-and-ink illustrations bounce along the pages with the same energy as the story.