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Tan, Amy Rebecca

A Kind of Paradise

300 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | May, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-279541-0 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-279544-1
(4) 4-6 After getting into trouble at school, thirteen-year-old Jamie finds her community service assignment less punishment than pleasure when she connects with staff, patrons, and the mission of her local library. Every quirky character's history is touched upon, but none are given much depth. The plot moves slowly toward a sweet but expected conclusion in this unabashed paean to public libraries.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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