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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2003
These three titles approach the same theme—the resilience of children caught in the foster care system—from different angles but with equal success. Where I'd Like to Be follows a group of children in eastern Tennessee, and Wilbanks reads with a broad, syllable-bending twang that seems both authentic and totally appropriate. The accent, however, does not limit the individuality she brings to her literary charges; she is more than e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




