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Williams, Vera B.

Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

72 pp. | Greenwillow | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-06-029460-4 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-06-029461-2 $$15.89
(1) K-3 A series of poems tenderly convey two sisters' resilience and vulnerability in the face of parental absence. The girls' father is in prison, and their mother must work long hours for minimal pay. Black-and-white pencil sketches enhance the poems' emotion, culminating in a joyous wordless three-page sequence when the girls' father returns home. Colored-pencil portraits open and close the book.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2001

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