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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2008
Gr 4-7 Gil, 14, has been expelled from school and sent to the Massachusetts coast to reside with his poetry-loving, eccentric grandfather. The old man doesn't own a television, uses a typewriter, drives a beat-up Volkswagen, and can only offer his grandson a 30-year-old bicycle as transportation. While walking his grandfather's dog, Gil decides to explore Rattle Beach. A curious-looking bottle floating in the water attracts his attention. For a joke, he pens a distress c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Seventh-grader Gil and his Indian American friend Nargis discover a skeleton hand and a magical glass bottle, which lin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More