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211 pp.
| Atheneum |
March, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-9585-2$16.99
(2)
YA
When Janie was little, she convinced her parents to start a goat farm. Now a ninth grader, Janie narrates her first year in high school--including joining a jam band and interviewing aging civil rights activists--in her sure, smart, and sarcastic voice. Dowell gets all the details right, from shifting relationships with friends to embarrassing parents and how having a passion changes everything.
Reviewer: Robin L. Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2011