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281 pp.
| Holt |
October, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-7670-0$16.95
(3)
4-6
Whitney--a.k.a. "Termite"--is a foster kid with lots of energy and a big mouth. Her twelfth foster home is located in a depressed logging town in rural northern California, where she unexpectedly falls in love with nature and the great outdoors. Termite's first-person narration--including misheard and mixed-up phrases--is both hilarious and heartwarming without being sappy.