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Gr 5 Up—A diverse range of authors with Minnesota ties present 20 stories and poems for tweens and teens. A few marvelously weave the supernatural into the everyday: a girl discovers a troublesome sprite in the schoolyard foliage; a boy gets caught in an ancient war between a lake and a road. Even the selections that are more grounded in reality often include a surprising twist, such as an unexpected and unearthly message from a grandfather or the fierce love of a boy for the doll his mother cherished. Those entries that do stick to realism ar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Twenty-one short stories and poems from a wide array of cultures capture childhood and teenage life in Minnesota. The selections are all ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More