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184 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet |
March, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-1033-9$14.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Matthew Cordell.
Fourth grader Eleanor's (Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie; Like Bug Juice on a Burger) friendship with Pearl is tested by the arrival of a fascinating new classmate. Add the stress of a class play and a first crush, and young readers will be hooked. Eleanor's dilemmas are realistic, familiar, and engaging; Sternberg's free verse is sharp, and Cordell's line drawings humorous.