Noonie's Masterpiece
Lisa Railsback, , illus. by Sarajo Frieden. . Chronicle, $18.99 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-6654-5
“Dear Art and History People,” begins this debut narrated by arty fourth-grader Noonie. “You should definitely take a whole lot of notes because in a hundred years people will want to know everything about me.” After a while, readers may find this swaggering tone tiresome (“I'm not sure if anyone really understood my brilliant work, but that's how the masses are”), but they will learn that it masks sadness and insecurity. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousin, Noonie misses her deceased mother and her father, a world-traveling archeologist. Frieden (
Reviewed on: 04/19/2010
Genre: Children's
Open Ebook - 208 pages - 978-1-4521-3397-3