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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2011
Gr 4–6—Bailey Blecker has lice, and many of her classmates are also infested. Nothing could be more mortifying than having cooties in fifth grade, but that is only one of her problems. She's attending school on the mainland, rather than on Fox Island where she lives. She and her best friend, Olivia, had decided to attend the school together, but then Olivia pulled...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2011
Fifth-grader Bailey must not only cope with the many stresses of going to a new school on the mainland after years of attending her tiny Maine island school, but that ferocious itchiness on her head means she must also deal with lice. She has been growing her hair long in order to donate it in honor of her aunt Jess, who has lost hers through illness, so she doesn't want to cut it, but that makes the lice infestation last even longer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Fifth-grader Bailey, a Maine islander, must not only cope with going to a new school on the mainland but also with the f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More