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From: May210 at aol.com <May210>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:39:36 EST
One of my favorite books about other types of families is "Chicago Blues" by Julie Reece Deaver. This short gem of a book focuses on a seventeen-year-old college girl, an art student, who is suddenly thrust into the role of parent when her feisty eleven-year-old sister comes to live with her in Chicago. The two sisters work to redefine their roles and create a new family. Parts of the book are heartbreaking; other parts are filled with humor. My eighth graders loved this story.
Mae Boecher
Received on Fri 15 Nov 2002 05:39:36 PM CST
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:39:36 EST
One of my favorite books about other types of families is "Chicago Blues" by Julie Reece Deaver. This short gem of a book focuses on a seventeen-year-old college girl, an art student, who is suddenly thrust into the role of parent when her feisty eleven-year-old sister comes to live with her in Chicago. The two sisters work to redefine their roles and create a new family. Parts of the book are heartbreaking; other parts are filled with humor. My eighth graders loved this story.
Mae Boecher
Received on Fri 15 Nov 2002 05:39:36 PM CST
