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McGhee, Holly M.

Matylda, Bright & Tender

215 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-8951-3 $16.99
(3) 4-6 Nine-year-old best friends Sussy and Guy have been inseparable since kindergarten. Then tragedy strikes: Guy is killed in an accident. Sussy takes comfort caring for Matylda, the pet leopard gecko the friends shared. She slowly begins to make new friends, but bad decisions (e.g., stealing from the pet store) derail her healing process. A lyrical text tells the emotional story of a grief-stricken girl.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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