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Katherine Paterson

From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 13:37:46 -0700

Louise does not imagine the emotional abuse she suffers from her grandmother; the cruel rejection carefully kept out of earshot of the parents. When the book came out, this was the most compelling part of the book, and a serious stumbling block to her self-esteem.

Mary Ann

Megan Schliesman wrote:Christine Hill and Maggie Bokelman have commented on Louise in Jacob,
Received on Thu 19 Aug 1999 03:37:46 PM CDT