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Crane's Rebound
By Jackson, Alison & Hearn, Diane Dawson
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52544-722-1
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1991.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1991
Gr 5-8 Leslie Crane is one of two fifth graders selected for summer basketball camp. The other is Bobby Lorimer, the only girl chosen. Problems arise as Leslie both worries about being shown up by a female and develops a crush on her. More trouble occurs as Jake, the loudmouthed bully, keeps getting Leslie into trouble. But the biggest difficulty of all comes from the author herself, who, in an attempt to dispel gender stereotypes, only reinforces them. A big deal i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
