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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5–8—Bullies and distracted, disinterested parents have left Jack with zero self-esteem when he arrives in the mysterious town of Hazelwood, IA. His mother coldly and unceremoniously dumps him off to spend the summer with his quirky aunt and uncle, Mabel and Clive Fitzpatrick. Barnhill's practiced use of person...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Jack goes to stay with his aunt and uncle in Iowa. How do people in this place he's never been seem to know him?...Log In or Sign Up to Read More