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Ann M. Martin, author of the Newbery Honor
book A Corner of the Universe, explores the delicate bonds
of family in her most captivating novel yet.
Ellie, who is about to start 6th grade in the small town
of Spectacle, NY, is the oldest child in her off-center family.
Her father works construction jobs, while her mother, Doris,
has only one dream - to become a rich and famous actress.
But when that dream leads to Doris's abandonment of the family,
it is Ellie who is called upon to take charge.
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