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White, Ruth

Tadpole

199 pp. | Farrar | March, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-374-31002-5 $$16.00
(2) 4-6 This novel may have a minimum of plot but it doesn't stint on appealing characters or eloquently crafted images of 1950s life in Kentucky. Tadpole, a thirteen-year-old orphan, shows up on his cousins' front porch after running away from his abusive uncle. Ten-year-old narrator Carolina seems to need his optimistic, rather mystical outlook on life the most. Tad's ability to inspire and charm forges the novel's gratifying sense of community.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003

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