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Button, Lana

Willow Finds a Way

32 pp. | Kids Can | March, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55453-842-3 $16.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Tania Howells. Willow's bossy classmate Kristabelle bullies the whole class, and anyone who doesn't toe the line will be excluded from her "fantastic birthday party." The teacher seems oddly unaware, but readers can root for Willow as she finds the courage to neutralize Kristabelle's threat without becoming vindictive herself. Simple, childlike illustrations, rendered in Photoshop, reflect the emotions involved in classroom politics.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert