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231 pp.
| Putnam |
March, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-399-23559-0$$16.99
(4)
4-6
When she's picked to give the coveted sixth-grade oral report on local hero Ethan Allen, maverick Tessy intentionally botches her report with crude, made-up stories. Given another chance, Tessy finds the history gets under her skin. Allen is a soulmate, another radical who refused to bow to pressure. Gauthier's occasional classroom raillery provides some life, but the story lacks focus and direction.