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How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,452 Ratings and 117 Reviews

Book Description


A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past when a man revisits the summer school where he had "an accidental romance." And a forgotten mother writes a poignant letter to the teenage daughte... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperTeen
BindingLibrary Binding (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages224
ISBN-100061155004
ISBN-13978-0061155000
Publication Date01/01/2002
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About Michael Cart (Author) : Michael Cart is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Michael Cart include Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz, Rush Hour: Reckless ... more
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2/26/2010 Peni Griffin said:
This has been a headboard book for awhile and I stayed up late finishing the last story last night. I could have no interest at all in LBGT books and still have bought this based on the authors. The ones not listed above are Jacqueline Woodson, Gregory Maguire, Emma Donoghue, and Ariel Schrag. If... more

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