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I don't remember when I read this book the first time, but I thought it was a good time to read again. It is just as good this time around.
10/29/2021: I love the first two books in this series, and I wish there was more books with just the Tillermans ...more
10/29/2021: I love the first two books in this series, and I wish there was more books with just the Tillermans ...more
I avoided this book for a long time because I had heard it was too upsetting for children. Yes, it is a sad book. And it might be too sad for some children. But there are lots and lots of children who would like to hear this story.
Dicey and her three siblings have come to live with their grandmother. Their mother is in a mental hospital; their father skipped out before Dicey’s youngest brother, Sammy, was born.
There are lots of problems to overcome. Dicey’s sister, Maybeth, isn’t learning like s ...more
Dicey and her three siblings have come to live with their grandmother. Their mother is in a mental hospital; their father skipped out before Dicey’s youngest brother, Sammy, was born.
There are lots of problems to overcome. Dicey’s sister, Maybeth, isn’t learning like s ...more
The continuing story of the tillerman clan. I really like this book. Vacation read.
This is the best Newbery I've read in a while. I really liked the characters and the story was engaging. Not much else to say.
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