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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Published: Jun 2007
Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - General
Retail Price: $8.99
Ages: 08 - 12 Pages: 160
This novel may be brief, but it leaves a big impact.'
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'Tom's a normal seventh-grader, negotiating a slightly prickly stage in his long friendship with Jeff...The arrival of new girl Jessica Feeney, however, changes everything; Jessica, who is attending a local hospital for treatment, has been badly burned by a fire, and her terrible disfigurement shocks the class into confusion. This isn't the usual book about adjustment to difference; instead, Abbott brilliantly explores the kids' struggle to manage the intrusion of abnormality in their lives...this is a thoughtful exploration of a brief interlude's lasting impact.'
-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books