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Gr 1–3—Great-grandmother Nell is 96 and prickly, and her great-granddaughter admires her very much. Little by little, the girl learns bits and snatches about her great-grandmother's life, including one of the things that caused her broken heart: when Nell's best friend told her they couldn't be friends anymore because of her brown skin. Nelson weaves tension into the text as the little...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Ninety-six-year-old great-grandmother, Nell, doesn't answer to "Grandma." She doesn't do hugs and kisses. She growls her disapproval at her great-granddaughter, who narrates this book. But belying Nell's starchy exterior is the sumptuous appearance of her bedroom: it's a perfumed sanctuary with a ballerina doll and a lavishly appointed vanity whose prettifying contents intoxicate the narrator. Nelson seems at first to be offering a character study, but it becomes something mor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Ninety-six-year-old Nell doesn't doesn't do hugs and kisses, and she growls her disapproval at her great-granddaughter, this book's narrat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More