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248 pp.
| Carolrhoda |
April, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8225-7271-8$16.95
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4-6
Alice Bunt, new kid and tomboy, doesn't know what to make of Zenithal, a free-spirited, fashion-crazy sixth-grade boy who advises her to dress like and befriend the girlie-girls who treat him like dirt. Atkinson's predictable yet satisfying ending finds Alice rejecting the lip-gloss clique in favor of Zen's friendship, even as Zen finds his own place in the world.