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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 3–6—Twelve-year-old Ivy Coleman's hardscrabble ranching family is just scraping by, while her friend Annie Evans's well-to-do parents can afford to send her to an expensive East Coast summer camp. Their differences never seemed that important before, but this year Ivy starts feeling inferior to Annie's camp friends. They part ways for the summer on bad terms, which inspires Ivy to buy Annie a conciliatory Tru-Friendship ring. To earn the money, she starts a pet-sitting business. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2013
In the summer of 1949 in western Nevada, things are changing for thoughtful fifth-grader Ivy, who has a special gift with animals. Ivy senses a shift when her closest friend Annie departs for her privileged summer camp in New Hampshire. Though Ivy lacks Annie's monetary resources, she is resourceful in her own way and starts a pet care business with the intent of buying Annie...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
