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Platt, Randall
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Headstrong Liberty Justice Jones, sixteen, intends to win the "Best Christmas Tree in Texas" contest to save her family's farm. While the prejudice against Liberty's new Mexican friend, Rudy, could use more context, readers will warm to the emotional core decorated with lively historical details. This Depression-era tale crackles with voice and heart.
Reviewer: Brittany Schlorff
(4)
YA
A sheltered albino girl, half white and half Chinese, kisses a dangerous older boy and naively assumes she is pregnant. Cordelia runs away to Seattle, where she tracks down the boy, boards in a brothel, and finds temporary fame as a (spurious) mind reader. Set in 1918, the novel features intriguing characterizations and a trenchant first-person voice, but the plot relies heavily on coincidence.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
2 reviews
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