Punk Wig

By Ries, Lori & Kono, Erin Eitter

Publishers Summary:
Mom is on her way to the hospital to get alien blobs zapped with medicine. The alien blobs are cancer. The treatment helps, but it also makes Mom lose her hair. One day she says, Today is wig day, and she and her son head down to Hariett s Hair, where they find wigs of all styles and sizes: big hair, short hair, spiky hair, and curly hair. Finally, Mom finds the wig she s been looking for and it looks perfect with her jeans and leather jacket. Lori Ries s loving story of a mother whose son gives her constant support during chemotherapy is illustrated with warmth and humor by Erin Eitter Kono.

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ISBN
978-1-59078-486-0
Publisher
Boyds Mills Pr


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on April 1, 2008

K-Gr 2 "My Mom's got alien blobs inside her. They're called cancer." The bright, bouncing voice of the young narrator takes readers through his mother's cancer year, from her first chemotherapy treatment to the day her hair comes back and "all the alien blobs have gone away." A parent's sudden transformation in appearance can be a very big issue to children; it's not surprising that the focus in this book...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

After chemotherapy makes her hair fall out, a boy's mother buys a wig. The narrator's voice doesn't always ring tr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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