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Reviewed on February 1, 2003
K-Gr 3 This tale swings in and out of the possible, with the cadences and preposterousness of a story invented on the spot. In the opening scenes, a boy gazing out of the window notes: "Across the street from us there's a big, big house/where it's better than here." In that house lives a slightly older boy whose parents cater to his every whim, such as calling 800 numbers...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



