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This acclaimed book by paul acampora is available at in several formats for your ereader. Wanting desperately not to leave what she knows, dulcie takes her fathers truck that her mother was about to sell and drives back to her grandfathers, sending her mom postcards from odd. Each of the family members deals with hisher loss in different ways, and thats where. It was one of the best books i read over the summer. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Between going out with his celebrity crush and his moms campaign to be the next town mayor, dannys got a lot to learn about life in the spotlight. Defining dulcie paul acampora ebooks download pdf epub doc audiobook. Paul is a frequent contributor to the scholastic storyworks magazine. Defining dulcie was written with sensitivity and insight, and i can recommend it without reservation. A little valkyries first day ofschool auerbach, adam whose hat is that. Paul acampora makes his exciting debut in youngadult fiction with this poignant tale of a girl coping with the recent death of her father. Its probably fair to say that there is no american classic written with an adult audience in mind that is quite as beloved of childrens book authors as to kill a mockingbird. You always leave something behind when you start something new.
Luckily for roxanne, dulcie morrigan jones is a girl with a storehouse of strength and generosity of spirit that stretches on for miles. Paul acampora makes his exciting debut in young adult fiction with this poignant tale of a girl coping with the recent death of her father. I didnt think it was possible, but i just read a book that made me love reading even more. Suddenly her mom decides to move and takes dulcie to california. When her mother moves the family to california, dulcie decides to drive her fathers pickup truck back to c. Confusion is nothing new has been selected by the childrens book committee at bank street college of education as. Paul lives in allentown, pennsylvania, with his wife and two kids. Like its not running away when youre going back home. His books include defining dulcie, rachel spinelli punched me in the. Follow paul acampora and explore their bibliography from s paul acampora author page. Dulcie s dad and grandfather were the school janitors in her connecticut town, until her dad died in a chemical accident. A teenage girl learns to cope with the death of a mother that she never met. Once dulcie gets there, she meets roxanne, a girl whose scary home life makes dulcie think that she just might have landed in the right spot at the right time. When lucy, elena, and michael receive their summer reading list, they are excited to see to kill a mockingbird included.
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