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Gr 4-7 Doyle's fans won't be disappointed with this book about a seventh grader with "the soul of a poet" and a deep interest in geology who, along with her neighbors, experiences the changes that take place when technology comes to her rural community. The time is 1926, and a building project to dam the Gatineau River near Mary Ann Alice's Canadian town brings jobs and money to the resident...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The title's not a typo. Narrator Skate (Sarah Kate), her drama-queen sister Emma, and their parents are the Tates. The family also includes Great Uncle Mort (known as GUM), who, when not traveling the world, lives in an apartment attached to the Tates' home in New Jersey. Skate has just begun attending Biddle Middle School and is having a hard time adjusting to the changes—taking a bus to school, meeting new people, and seeing her cousin Susie develop different friendships, dye her hair blu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More