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282 pp.
| Greenwillow |
May, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-128711-4$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-06-128712-1$17.89
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4-6
Addy is convinced that her father's death from cancer and her mother's impending remarriage, not to mention her social humiliations at school, are the result of a family curse. Addy's comic-strip journal, inserted throughout the text, places heavy subjects in a lighter context. Despite some clunky exposition, the book's typical preteen concerns are balanced by genuine emotion.