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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–6—Joanna, a sixth grader, is a normal girl living an ordinary life with the usual tween concerns in 1962. Her overblown, fear-filled imagination causes her to think that a new elderly neighbor is a witch with evil intentions. She imagines that a loud noise means a burglar might be breaking into her apart...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Chicago preteen Joanna's active imagination and associated anxieties are dwarfed by global events as the Cuban Missile Crisis invades her otherwise normal ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
