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64 pp.
| Putnam |
March, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-399-23615-5$$14.99
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Regan Dunnick.
Tweaking the trend of free-verse novels, this collection of poems is united by theme rather than plot as it explores the shifting ground of early adolescence as experienced by two best friends: the narrator ("Me") and Fernie. Most of the poems are casually deft and often funny in evoking the boys' misadventures. Small ink sketches illustrate most of the poems with tongue-in-cheek depictions of their furthest flights of imagery.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2002