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Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Dexter the Tough

142 pp. | Simon | January, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-1159-3 $15.99
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Mark Elliott. "I'm the new kid. I am tuf." Or so he'd like everyone to believe. Through a class writing project, mad-at-the-world Dexter (who's living with his grandma while his father undergoes cancer treatment) revises his story as his attitude changes. Dexter has an authentic voice that will connect with readers who've had similar experiences, or who know a not-so-tough-after-all kid like him.
Reviewer: Elizabeth Shaver

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