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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2012
As calmly as if she were sitting on a front porch in Meadville, South Carolina, sipping a glass of sweet tea, O’Connor introduces the town’s residents. Luther and Edsel play checkers outside Luther’s Chinese Takeout. Young Stella and her best friend (and faithful follower) Gerald are constantly plagued by Stella’s brother, Levi, and his “scabby-kneed, germ-infested friends.” Mutt Raymond, one of a passel of Me...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012 | Intermediate Fiction
In Meadville, South Carolina, Stella and best friend Gerald are constantly plagued by Stella's brother, Levi. Outside town, Arthur Mineo h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
