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Gr 3–6—Martha is an exasperating yet sympathetic nine-year-old whose life is thrown into a tailspin when her adoptive parents announce that they are having a baby. She is bereft, furious, and maddeningly self-centered. She misses her perfectly groomed mother, who doled out homemade afterschool snacks and always chaperoned her dinners with her birth mother. Martha shrinks from Linda's smoky breath and her desperate hugs, but is hurt when she announces that she is getting married, moving away, and anticipates b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More