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Haseley, Dennis

The Amazing Thinking Machine

119 pp. | Dial | April, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-8037-2609-0 $$15.99
(2) 4-6 Eight-year-old Patrick and his brother Roy face the Depression without their father, who is away looking for work. Roy's invention of an "amazing thinking machine," which seems to answer the neighborhood kids' questions, puts food on the table and starts Patrick thinking on his own--including re-examining his fear of "bums" who hang around a nearby vacant lot. Thoughtfully written, the novel is alternately poignant and humorous, with a satisfying resolution.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2002

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