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258 pp.
| Dutton |
July, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-525-47684-9$17.99
(4)
4-6
This collection of short fiction, memoir, poems, and mini-plays is a mixed bag, ranging from the bland and disappointing to the humorous and suspenseful. Standouts feature a record breaking home-run baseball that lands in a hotel room, a stutterer who wins a big role in the school musical, and a musically challenged boy's comical experience learning the accordion.