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Gantos, Jack

Back to School for Rotten Ralph

34 pp. | HarperCollins | August, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-06-027531-6 $$14.95 | Library ISBN 0-06-027532-4 $$14.89
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Nicole Rubel. Ralph experiences the ugly but familiar feelings of jealousy and selfishness when he fears he may have to share Sarah with new school friends. Gantos's skillful examination of the child's world is once again evident as the author probes a common negative emotion and suggests, but never preaches, a positive outcome. Rubel's illustrations depict a consistently naughty feline, yet manage to make him believable whether worried and abandoned or loved and purring.
Reviewer: Elizabeth S. Watson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 1998

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