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Kehret, Peg

The Stranger Next Door

162 pp. | Dutton | April, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-525-46829-3 $$15.99
(3) 4-6 Twelve-year-old Alex is glad when a boy his age moves in next door, but Rocky rejects Alex's friendship. A series of mysterious fires in their housing development makes Alex wonder if Rocky is somehow involved. Kehret does a good job of maintaining suspense and establishing several possible culprits. In an amusing gimmick, Alex's cat, Pete, contributes his own (appropriately catty) comments to the narrative.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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