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Reviewed on February 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 6–8—Denny "Donuts" Murphy is a champion pretender. He is a whiz at feigning that he and his father have a great relationship, that he is content to be the class clown, that he doesn't worry about others' opinions of him, but most of all, he is gifted at pretending that his mother is still alive. To this end, Donuts even carries her old cell phone and "talks" to her whe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Ever since his mother died, seventh grader Denny "Donuts" Murphy has felt alone and small, "small as the ants on the classroom floor nibbling on a stray piece of mozzarella cheese." So he intentionally develops a big persona: clowning in the classroom, making everything into a joke, doing robot dances and "surfing" on a desk (before ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Ever since his mother died, seventh grader Denny "Donuts" Murphy has felt alone and small. So he intentionally develops a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
