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First Came the Owl
By Richardson, Judith Knight
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80504-547-5
- Publisher
- New York : H. Holt, c1996.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1996
Gr 4-6 In this slight story, fifth-grader Nita Orson struggles with several weighty issues. Chief among them is her mother's depression: since returning from a trip to Thailand, her native country, the woman has become catatonic. Only her daughter realizes that the illness is tied to homesickness. Nita's Caucasian father, a Coast Guard engineer, seems oblivious; he puts his wife in the hospital, dumps Nita with friends, and leaves on a mission that stretches from days into two ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
