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Ylvisaker, Anne

The Luck of the Buttons

228 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-5066-7 $15.99
(2) 4-6 Twelve-year-old Tugs Button thinks there's something fishy about the new fellow in town. She follows up on her hunch, braves adult skepticism, and delivers the miscreant to the authorities. Beneath this plot scaffolding is a subtle story of a clever child outgrowing her family. Set in the small-town Midwest of 1929, the tale features strongly realized characters and delicate, original writing.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2011

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