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Creech, Sharon

The Boy on the Porch

151 pp. | HarperCollins/Cotler | September, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-189235-6 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-189237-0 $17.89
(2) 4-6 Marta and John live a quiet life on their farm until one day a sleeping boy appears on the porch. Jacob doesn't speak, but he appears to understand Marta and John, and is able to communicate well with animals. Creech's bittersweet novella is very much the adults' story, but with some child appeal; short chapters are well suited for reading aloud.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013

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