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Dowell, Frances O'Roark

The Secret Language of Girls

247 pp. | Atheneum | May, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-689-84421-2 $$15.95
(2) 4-6 Best friends Kate and Marylin go their separate ways in sixth grade--Marylin heads for cheerleading and the popular crowd, while Kate sets a more individualistic course. Dowell's development of this familiar situation is refreshingly nonjudgmental: she continues to explore the inner lives of both girls, keeping both equally sympathetic. A cut above the usual story of negotiating middle school.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2004

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