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My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, & Fenway Park
403 pp.
| Dial |
March, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3227-8$16.99
(2)
YA
For an eleventh-grade writing assignment, T.C., Augie, and Alé recount their freshman year shenanigans, friendships, and heartaches. Kluger has a fine touch with characterization (a subplot involving a deaf six-year-old's obsession with Mary Poppins is poignant and believable), and his teenagers have strong, distinct voices. He also has a good ear for dialogue and establishes a definite sense of place.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008