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Isabella's Above-Ground Pool

"I won't share cuz it's not fair!" Is nine-year-old Isabella Speedwalker-Juarez's motto. It's all because she's stuck in aroom with her toddler brother, Dozer. Mom says Izzy needs to adapt to Granny's tiny trailer, where they've just moved because money is tight and Mom is worried about losing her job at the gum factory. Izzy knows what will make everything better — an above-ground pool.

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Yours is a time of great heroism, dashed hopes, leaps of joy, lasting friendships, explosive frustration, utter hilarity, the shame of betrayal.

This is what I write about — for you!

Peace,
Alice

    P.S. Given the current political climate in Iran, now may be an especially poignant time to read Dawn & Dusk. Dawn and Dusk provides valuable insight into the lives of children in Iran, a country we know little about, and the life of its large Kurdish minority. Today, the US is caught up in a complex, dangerous involvement in regional conflict, which began years ago. Without the back-story, the brief news-bites we see on the nightly news make little sense.—AM

ZoeZoe's Summer Reading List
Alice's dog Zoe loves to be read to and can often be found at the South Portland Library with lots of her friends eager to read her a story. Here are some of her favorites for the summer:


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Isabella's Above-Ground Pool has been nominated for a 2007 - 2008 Children's Book Award in Georgia.

Recognized as an important story and recommended by numerous schools and libraries across the counry, The National Council for Social Studies (SCSS-CBC) includes Dawn & Dusk in 2008 Notable Trade Books for Young People roster.

"It’s an important story, and any reader, young or old, wishing to know more about Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Sudan and other troubled spots of the modern world would do well to start with Mead’s many informative works."
-kirkusreviews.com

     
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