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291 pp.
| McElderry |
April, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-5486-6$16.99
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4-6
Eleven-year-old Rose, the most off-center member of the Casson family, is the emotional heart of this fifth and final book about them. The beautifully orchestrated plot includes spillover issues from previous books, new messy relationships, triumphs, and pleasures, and two startling surprises. McKay delights us once again with her hilarious disaster scenes, metafictional cheek, and unsentimental celebration of the virtue of kindness.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008