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Joosse, Barbara

Hot City

32 pp. | Philomel | June, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-399-23640-6 $$16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. One summer day, an African-American girl and her brother take refuge in the air-conditioned city library and imagine themselves into the books they read. Joosse's free-verse text convincingly presents the girl's voice, and Christie adroitly uses fiery colors (he switches to lush greens and blues for the wordless daydream sequence) and off-kilter perspectives to evoke the sweltering urban setting.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

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