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Crowley, Suzanne

The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous

377 pp. | Greenwillow | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-123197-1 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-123198-8 $17.89
(3) 4-6 Thirteen-year-old Merilee's highly structured life in Jumbo, Texas (home to colorful characters galore), is disrupted as she slowly opens her heart to a plucky little boy disabled as a result of fetal alcohol syndrome. Merilee, whose brain is "wired differently," has Asperger's syndrome, and her first-person narrative voice is memorable. The story's leisurely pace suits its small-town setting.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

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