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Me in the Middle
By Machado, Ana Maria & Merola, Caroline & Unger, David
- ISBN
- 978-0-88899-463-9
- Publisher
- Toronto : Douglas & McIntyre, c2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2002
Gr 4-6 Bel, not yet 13, is entranced by a photo of her great-grandmother as a girl, whom she resembles. She carries the picture close to her heart and experiences Bisa Bea as living inside her, telling about life at the turn of the 20th century in Brazil. Trouble starts when the woman begins to offer her opinion about how girls should act-they should dress well and be quiet and coy around boys. When great-grandmother actually manipulates a situation to te...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
