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Ida B lives a bucolic life on her family's Wisconsin farm as a cherished, home-schooled girl, with plenty of time to talk to trees (which, by the way, talk back). But when her mother is diagnosed with cancer, everything changes. With her strong insight and quirky way of putting things, first-time author Hannigan is clearly an author to watch.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
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November, 2004