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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2009
Gr 3-5 In this lovely and fitting conclusion to a popular series, Poppy's husband, Rye, dies, and the grieving deer mouse refuses to see anyone. Then Ereth needs her help, and in the process of saving the porcupine, she is thrown into the air and flown to a cave by a young bat. Thinking she is dead, Ereth plans her funeral. Meanwhile, a fi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
With this sixth book about Poppy the deer mouse and her friends and family, Avi bids farewell to Dimwood Forest and its residents. A sense of loss permeates the novel, which begins with the death of Poppy's beloved husband and ends after a fire destroys their forest home. In between, plenty of fast-paced action, cliffhanger chapter endings, and Ereth the porcupine's comical theatrics preve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
A sense of loss permeates this final Poppy book, beginning with the deer mouse's husband's death and ending with a forest fire. In be...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
