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248 pp.
| Tundra |
September, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-88776-875-0$18.95
(3)
4-6
Ambrose, an allergic misfit with an overprotective mother, is taken out of public school when bullies sneak a peanut into his sandwich. After becoming unlikely friends with his neighbor's son, a reformed ex-convict, and visiting the West Side Scrabble Club, his confidence soars. The smart chapter titles are creatively formed from Scrabble letters. It's a laugh-out-loud funny--and encouraging--story. Glos.