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The worry tree
By Musgrove, Marianne
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Gr 3-5 Juliet is a worrier. She worries about her parents arguing, her irritating younger sister, her grandmother's health, her friends, and the school bully. After a fight with her sister, her parents decide that she needs her own room. Juliet's new bedroom, her father's former junk room, is revealed to have been her Nana's bedroom when she was about 10 years old. Behind the old wallpaper, Juliet finds her grandmother's "wo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Juliet has an irritating little sister, competing best friends, and arguing parents. Luckily she can tell her trou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on February 1, 2009
When Juliet, the likable protagonist of The Worry Tree, feels stressed, her skin prickles, and she breaks out in a nervous rash. Her many worries, such as her desire for her parents not to argue or for her friends to get along with each other, are believable concerns for a ten-year-old. The Worry Tree, meanwhile, provides an ingenious coping method. Painted on the wall of Juliet’s room when her great-great-grandmother was a girl, the tree holds six animals. Each animal has a special job: the wombat takes care of worri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
