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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1993
Gr 3-6 Elana Rose Rosen and her mother have just moved to an apartment in New York City. In short chapters, each one named by an illustrated acrostic (e.g., HOT, or "How can we wait Out this night Till tomorrow?"), Elana relates her experiences while adjusting to new surroundings and making new friends. As in Beverly Cleary's "Ramona" books (Morrow) and Lois Lowry's "Anastasia" series (Houghton), it is not the plot that captures readers' attention, but rather the p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
