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Illustrated by
Tom Pohrt.
A mole, who has magically gained immortality and the capacity for human speech, encounters two humans: Mr. Franklin, a scientist, wants to study the mole; Bet, a lonely, thoughtful child, wants to make a friend. The mole simply wants to lose the burden of immortality. Lyrical, bittersweet, and bracingly unsentimental, the story contains a complicated, satisfying plot.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2004