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Booraem, Ellen

The Unnameables

318 pp. | Harcourt | October, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-15-206368-9 $16.00
(2) 4-6 Thirteen-year-old Medford Runyuin lives in an Island society that values Usefulness only. Self-expression is an abomination--until the Goatman shows up and explodes the society's self-understanding. An optimistic story about the importance of art, the tale also plays with questions of language and naming, friendship and integrity. The novel's humor and amiability make it highly accessible but thought-provoking.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2009

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