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Parched by Melanie Crowder – 5th Grade and up, Multicultural/Realistic Fiction – This was a really tough book to read. I enjoyed it nonetheless. I found the approach to speak from the point of view of three characters, a lead dog, a young boy and a young girl was a powerful choice. Touching to read how personal choices are adjusted to help others all the way through the book… Desperation for water is clearly outlined as well through the book. I was personally in debate about when this story was
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Parched is one of those books that is sure to end up on award nominee short lists and the rolls of editor's favorites. In short, it's the story of a girl and a boy fighting to stay alive in a drought-ridden land. But it's so much more than that, despite its spare length. Author Melanie Crowder deliberately keeps details of the land hidden--is it Africa? Is it the present day, or some apocalyptic future? In the end, it doesn't matter, because this is a story of the friendship between Sarel and Mu
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Beautifully written and haunting.
Jun 01, 2012
Rachel
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