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A BAD CASE OF STRIPES

Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator . Scholastic $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-439-59839-2

"Shannon juggles dark humor and an anti-peer-pressure message," said PW of this tale of a girl whose affliction causes her to change colors and shapes at others' commands—until she is cured by admitting the truth (she loves lima beans). Ages 3-up. (June)

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Reviewed on: 07/19/2004

Release date: 06/01/2004

Genre: Children's

Prebound-Sewn - 32 pages - 9780756931896

Prebound-Glued - 30 pages - 9781417624492

Paperback - 32 pages - 9780439598392

Hardcover - 32 pages - 9781407106359

Hardcover - 32 pages - 9780590474665

Paperback - 35 pages - 9788426129482

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