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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2017 | Xpress Reviews Web Only
Gr 4–7—The story of one girl's search for meaning and identity during the summer of 1968. Joyce Magnin is fed up with her older sister Elaine's bogus UFO sightings and her squealing guinea pig, Jelly Bean. Joyce's older brother, Bud, is MIA in Vietnam, so she decides to move to the roof to get away from Elaine, Jelly Bean, and the crushing sadness in her house. From her rooftop per...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on June 1, 2018
During the summer of 1968, eleven-year-old Joyce's brother is MIA in Vietnam, casting a pall over the family dynamics. Her older sister's te...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
