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Marsden, Carolyn

Mama Had to Work on Christmas

73 pp. | Viking | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-670-03635-8 $$14.99
(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Robert Casilla. Gloria must go with her mother to her job at a fancy hotel on Christmas day, where she realizes how different her life is from those of the wealthy guests. It's not until evening at her nana's across the border in Mexico that Gloria's confusion and hurt feelings dissolve in the simple comforts of being with the family who loves her. Gloria is likable, and the short chapter book, with black-and-white drawings, is warm but unsentimental.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke

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