| Publication |
Massachusetts, Candlewick Press, 1996.
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| Description |
160pBlue Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
10 acclaimed authors write short stories based on their own childhoods and share a moment or situation that made a difference in their lives. It is the immediacy of the emotional experiences that drive the stories and make this collection well worth reading aloud in the classroom and library.
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| Contents |
All-ball / by Mary Pope Osborne
The great rat hunt / by Laurence Yep
Everything will be okay / by James Howe
Why I never ran away from home / by Katherine Paterson
Reverend Abbott and those bloodshot eyes / by Walter Dean Myers
Muffin / by Susan Cooper
Taking a dare / by Nicholasa Mohr
Flying / by Reeve Lindbergh
Scout's honor / by Avi
Blue / by Francesca Lia Block
Author biographies
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| Standard Number |
0763610348 Pb.
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