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32 pp.
| Atheneum/Jackson |
July, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-689-86468-X$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Matt Phelan.
Mia narrates this story about a new classmate's acclimation, which is ultimately ensured by Mia's own kindness. She asks a lot of questions ("How can someone feel at home when she's at school?"?); Robbins offers no easy answers but, instead, humor and a satisfying conclusion. Much emotion is packed into the spare, subtle, sketchlike art.