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262 pp.
| Holt/Ottaviano |
April, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9405-3$16.99
(4)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Basil, who has synesthesia (he associates numbers with colors), learns that the new girl, Tenzie, has the same "freakism" as he does. He's lived happily with hippie-artist Gram ever since his mother left when he was five, and when she reappears for a surprise visit, life gets complicated. Character development is uneven, but Basil and Tenzie's realistic friendship adds interest.