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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
Gr 3-5 Cousins Sallie Gal and Wild Cat live near each other on Cumbo Road in North Carolina. Sallie Gal's father is serving in Vietnam. Although the eight-year-olds spend many of their summer days chopping cotton, they also play and scheme together. Sallie Gal's greatest desire is to have hair ribbons just like Wild Cat's, but money is tight and Momma is proud and self-sufficient. The g...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
It's summertime, and the living is not exactly easy for eight-year-old Sallie Gal and her cousin Wild Cat, what with cotton to chop, even on Saturdays. But the hardest thing for Sallie Gal is the fancy ribbons her cousin always wears, the ones her schoolteacher aunt sends her. There is no money for luxuries like hair ribbons for Sallie Gal, with her father serving in Vietnam and Gran...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
It's summertime and the hardest thing for Sallie Gal is the fancy ribbons her cousin always wears. There's no money for lux...Log In or Sign Up to Read More