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OLDER FICTION
Sloan, Holly Goldberg

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380 pp. | Dial | August, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-3855-3 $16.99
(1) YA After her parents' death, twelve-year-old Willow Chance, a genius obsessed with plants and medical conditions, is taken in by her only friend, high schooler Mai Nguyen, Mai's mother Pattie, and Mai's surly brother, Quang-ha. What sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, its truly multicultural cast, and its precise, poignant tone.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013

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