false 169413 9 Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy 13-year-old Primrose lives with her childlike, fortuneteller mother, and a framed picture is the only evidence of the father she never knew. Despite their differences, David and Primrose forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship, eventually helping each other deal with what is missing in their lives. This powerful, quirky novel about two very complicated, damaged children has much to say about friendship, loss, and recovery. 3823662 2007 Eggs total:1327|5:302|4:393|3:438|2:156|1:38| 1327 4746 1934 321 3 3 false false Sun Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 19:14:06 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 19:21:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jun 24 09:26:33 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 09:26:33 -0700 2008 4 2 false false Sun May 04 03:06:22 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 03:06:37 -0700 2008
EGGS is a novel of lost souls--a boy who has lost his mother and a girl who wishes she could lose hers, both who more than anything need a human connection. For David and Primrose, that's easier said than done.

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