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Griffin, Paul

When Friendship Followed Me Home

250 pp. | Dial | June, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-3816-4 $16.99
(3) 4-6 When Ben's adoptive mother dies, he moves in with his aunt and abusive uncle; canine companion Flip offers comfort, as does Halley, a girl with terminal cancer. Though it's obviously a tearjerker, the book's characters feel real through plenty of ordinary, often funny moments. Frequent shout-outs to books, as well as a story Ben and Halley write together, add particular appeal for literary preteens.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

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