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Bloomability
By Creech, Sharon
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06026-994-4
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1998.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1998
Gr 5-8 This honest, hopeful slice of adolescent life successfully explores how Domenica Santolina Doone, known as Dinnie, comes to terms with her past and establishes a secure identity for the future. Creech's skill at character development and subtle, effective use of metaphor shine in this first-person narrative with crisp, appropriately titled chapters. Deliberately, Creech introduces Dinnie as somewhat of a nonentity. Readers don't learn much about the specifics of her family life, only that her older sister and brother tend to ge...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
