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48 pp.
| Clarion |
May, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-83814-4$14.99
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1-3
Dana, a show-off and a bully, receives a white elephant for her birthday--literally and figuratively. At first she's thrilled, but as she struggles to take care of her pet she falls victim to a bully and begins feeling empathy for others. The illustrations ably support the short text, but overall the message in this chapter book for newly independent readers is rather confusing.