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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
Best friends Julia and Eliza are also aunt and niece. Almost thirteen, they are straddling that time between childhood and adolescence. When Julia's mother is sent to serve in Iraq, Julia stays with Eliza and her family. Eliza's father, Uncle Bruce, works at a historic resort that has for years allowed the girls the perfect backdrop for their imaginative play. As they walk around the grounds, they imagine themselves in long dresses and broad-bri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More