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108 pp.
| Holt |
September, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-6314-5$$15.95
(4)
YA
When teenage paraplegic Courtney's elderly nursing home roommate has her read aloud from a 1910 Baedeker guide to Italy, Courtney moves beyond adolescent moping to find solace in their imaginary travels. The story of Courtney's emotional recovery, told as a play-script consisting only of dialogue and directions for pauses and intonations, is implausible and static but thematically compelling.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 1999