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"Lisle layers her plot in a compelling, geologic way: she digs up through the surfaces of individual characters, to their families, to the community that connects them, and then to the world at large and its horrific troubles. Within these layers, she considers the meanings of friendship and enmity, truth and deception, expression and its silencing. No easy definitions are offered; rather, Lisle places readers within the gray and cloudy areas of complex life and lets us see the world through the eyes of a boy."Janet Taylor Lisle is the author of 'The Art of Keeping Cool (Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (Awards))', published 2000 under ISBN 9780689837876 and ISBN 0689837879.
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