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What Happened on Planet Kid
By Conly, Jane Leslie
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80506-065-2
- Publisher
- New York : H. Holt, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2000
Gr 4-7 Dawn, 12, is spending the summer of 1958 on Aunt Van and Uncle Moody's farm while her mother undergoes a serious operation back home in Washington, DC. Dawn practices her pitching every morning against the barn wall, emulating her hero, Senator's pitcher Camilo Pascual; she pretends to practice the piano everyday while really teaching her new friend Delbert how to play. Delbert, an African-American youngster who is also spending the summer with relatives, stutters and changes hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
