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An American Irish Traveler, sixteen-year-old Bridget is tired of her family's grifting: she wants to stay in one place, go to school, and stop scamming people. This well-paced first novel features a likable protagonist, but supporting characters and the context of Traveler life never rise above the stereotypical.
104 pp.
| Enslow
| June, 2003
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LibraryISBN 0-7660-1993-4$$20.95
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4-6
Holocaust in History series.
These books deal with Holocaust victims and survivors. Altman gives a vivid image of some of the atrocities committed by Hitler's henchmen against Jews, Poles, Gypsies, homosexuals, and other groups. Each book, illustrated with archival photos, presents events in an accessible, sequential format but is often too abbreviated for the complex topics. Chapter notes, maps, reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Holocaust in History titles: The Forgotten Victims of the Holocaust, The Jewish Victims of the Holocaust, and Resisters and Rescuers--Standing Up against the Holocaust.]
75 pp.
| Simon/Aladdin
| April, 2003
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LibraryISBN 0-689-85371-8$$11.89
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PaperISBN 0-689-85370-X$$3.99
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1-3
Unicorn's Secret series.
Illustrated by
Omar Rayyan.
With the fifth and sixth books, the fantasy series finally hits its stride; Heart's quest to rescue her unicorn friends and find her family takes a few interesting turns, and she makes a friend of a former enemy. Accompanied by a few black-and-white sketches, the short chapter books raise questions that will encourage readers to continue with the series. Reading like a novel divided into smaller segments, the books don't stand alone. [Review covers these Unicorn's Secret titles: The Sunset Gates and True Heart.]
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4-6
Newly titled, this is a welcome reissue of The Diddakoi. Kizzy, a half-Gypsy child who has lived her whole life in a caravan with her great-grandmother, is sent to foster care when Gran dies. While the story has a traditional happy ending, Godden is unsparing in her portrayal of intolerance in an English village and her depiction of the casual cruelty of children.
Reviewer: Terri Schmitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
December, 1972
151 pp.
| Delacorte
| August, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-385-32694-7$$15.95
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4-6
A quiet but warm-hearted sequel to Ruthie's Gift stars Ruthie's fourth-grader friends, identical twins Hallie and Mallie. Mallie, who'd "have given a thousand dollars in gold not to be a twin," struggles by fits and starts to create an identity for herself separate from Hallie. Set in the Midwest during WWI, this story about the tribulations of twinhood is really the story of any siblings, anywhere, who look for recognition and independence within their families.