VISITING MISS CAPLES

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, . . Puffin, $5.99 (, $5.99 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-14-230029-9

An eighth-grader's school project of reading to an elderly shut-in woman develops into a meaningful relationship. PW said, "Drawing a parallel between Miss Caples's past woes and Jen's current angst, the author conveys the universality of growing pains while promoting intergenerational communication." Ages 10-14. (Dec.)

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