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Split Just Right
By Griffin, Adele
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78680-347-7
- Publisher
- New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 1997.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1997
Gr 5-8 Griffin takes one of the most tired plots in current fiction and gives it fresh zip in this comedic look at "discovering Dad" by a daughter living with her single mother. There is real trauma here, but Dandelion Finzimer's angst is balanced with laughter. The characters are vivid and have distinct personalities; while all act as supporting cast to Danny's first-person narrative, they create a world readers sink into. Danny lives with her would-be actress mother, who does commerc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
