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Frazier, Sundee T.

Cleo Edison Oliver in Persuasion Power

250 pp. | Scholastic/Levine | February, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-82239-8 $16.99 | Paper ISBN 978-0-545-82240-4 $6.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-545-82241-1
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Jennifer L. Meyer. Industrious African American Cleo (Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire) is sure her new invention--special hairclips--will get attention from her businesswoman idol's "kidpreneurs" website. But while marketing her new idea, Cleo, who's adopted, struggles with wanting to unite with her birth parents. The true-to-life, at times humorous story mines complex identity issues (adoption, abandonment, race) nagging at the relatable protagonist.
Reviewer: Lauren Causey

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