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Alter, Anna

Disappearing Desmond

40 pp. | Knopf | August, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-86684-5 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-96684-2 $20.99
(3) K-3 Shy cat Desmond always purposely blends into the background at school. But a new student keeps spotting him ("Hi, Desmond!"), and a friendship blooms alongside his confidence. Like Kevin Henkes, the note-perfect Alter doesn't need to use abstract words like shy and confident to make her point. Readers will delight in watching Desmond try to disappear into the unassuming scenery.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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