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danielle_w's review against another edition
5.0
I bought this book for a little girl I know who was diagnosed with a chronic illness. It was distressingly difficult to find an age-appropriate book with a) chronically ill main character and b) where the chronically ill person doesn't die (seriously, after about a week of researching, I found maybe two other chapter books that meet that criteria). It was equal parts reality and hope. I'd also recommend this book for any 'healthy' child to read and understand how to treat the sick kids in their midst.
evila_elf's review
4.0
Thought this was a really good book. It was informative and did a great job of telling things from both girls' points of view and felt very realistic.
mchoneyb's review
4.0
Wow, I had never even heard of alopecia areata before reading this book. And wow, did Haddix do a great job of capturing the world of 4th grade girls!
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