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Reviewed on July 1, 2010 | Audio
Gr 4–6—It's the year 1955 and the U.S. is reeling from the effects of a polio outbreak. When 11-year-old Laurie Valentine's best friend, Dickie, contracts the disease, she finds herself spending her days in the polio ward of the local hospital with the boy. When Dickie begs Laurie to tell all the patients a story, so begins the tale of Collosso the giant and Jimmy, the yo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More