Author: Betsy Byars
Why Selected: Award winner
Literary Merit: A good story about a sister's search for missing brother but finds out more about herself in the process. The use of "retarded" dates this book, probably not P.C. in society today.
Share: Class read
Appeal: Grades 3-5, kids who are uncomfortable with who they are might relate to this.
Awards: Newbery-1971
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