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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 5–8—The past year had been an emotional one for 13-year-old Lucy: her favorite English teacher collapsed and died next to her in line at the school cafeteria, and her mother almost died from cancer and is slowly recovering. Through it all, Lucy's friends Elena and Michael have stood by her. Now it's time for summer break and the new English teacher hands out a list of required summer reading. Lucy's favorite, To Kill a Mockingbir...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2014
Eighth-grade Catholic schoolgirl Lucy is pumped to see that her favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird, is on the summer reading list for high school. It was also the favorite of her beloved teacher Mr. Nowak (a.k.a. "Fat Bob"), who died during the school year. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
In honor of her favorite (deceased) teacher, Lucy starts a guerilla campaign "to turn <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> into forbidden fruit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
