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Scrimger, Richard

Downside Up

259 pp. | Tundra | September, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77049-845-7 $16.99
(4) 4-6 Sixth grader Fred discovers a portal to an upside-down, parallel world where dead dogs and people are alive and dragons roam. This other world helps Fred and his sister process their grief over the loss of their dog as well as--revealed much later in the book--their father's death. Fred's moving first-person narration and well-developed characters compensate for unbelievable plot points and a dawdling pace.
Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester

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