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Reviewed on January 1, 2002
Gr 3-6 When Ruthie's mother must spend several months in Mexico, the nine-year-old is left in the care of her father and a baby-sitter she does not like. An emergency in the woman's family calls for a new sitter, and Ruthie's dad hires a high school student, despite his doubts about her reliability. For Ruthie, though, Alice is almost magical in the stories she tells and the activities she plans. Together they build a house for the fairies to live in and decorate it with all kinds of comforts for th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More