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YOUNGER FICTION
Hill, Elizabeth Starr

Wildfire!

67 pp. | Farrar | October, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-374-31712-7 $16.00
(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Rob Shepperson. Hill effectively sets up the conflict between Ben and know-it-all new kid Elliot against the background of a hot, dry Fourth of July; the inevitable fireworks are both figurative and literal. This short novel is a bit formulaic, but the story and characters are well focused, the setting is evoked clearly but economically, and the resolution is realistic but satisfying.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2004

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