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32 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen |
September, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-227926-2$17.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Heather Ross.
A girl named Julia describes, practically through gritted teeth, the proper way to act at a tea party; subterfuge-filled illustrations show her brother and young neighbors doing everything they can to thwart her perfectionism. Julia's voice isn't convincingly childlike, but the message is solid: as Julia realizes by book's end, her propriety is as extreme as the party crashers' behavior.