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Reviewed on October 1, 1994
Gr 3-6 In "the hottest season in a hot dry land," Anna burns with a child's relentless fever. Her mother sits with her in the garden room, and her father bathes her hot skin each evening. He works in the palace nearby, and is preparing a secret for a banquet. Anna sees him going to the ice house at night, but when he won't reveal the secret, she asks for a story. Each night he tells what sounds like a fragm...Log In or Sign Up to Read More