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Struggling with respective challenges including the arrival of a new sibling and the death of a pet, five fourth graders find their lives transformed by the arrival of a visiting author who encourages them to express themselves through writing. By the Newbery Award-winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall. 50,000 first printing.
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An inspirational short novel for young readers about the power of writing by Newbery Medal&;winning author Patricia MacLachlan.Every school day feels the same for fourth graders Lucy and Henry and Evie and Russell and May. Then Ms. Mirabel comes to their class&;bringing magical words and a whole new way of seeing and understanding.From beloved author Patricia MacLachlan comes an honest, inspiring story about what is real and what is unreal, and about the ways that writing can change our lives and connect us to our own stories&;word after word after word.
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