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96 pp.
| Groundwood |
May, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-77306-032-3$16.95
|
EbookISBN 978-1-77306-033-0
(4)
YA
Illustrated by
Kelsey Garrity-Riley.
This slim volume of seven short stories includes those of a girl longing to be free of her tyrannical father and a young man creating a substitute family with his restaurant co-workers. Selections involving a talking doll and a squirrel feel a bit misplaced amid the others. Subdued prose and a rather downbeat tone characterize picture-book author Croza's foray into fiction for older kids.