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ME AND RUPERT
GOODY, O'Connor, Barbara ~~~ $4.95
pb  112 pgs. 1999. i Upper elementary, middle school. AR 4.5 MG. Eleven-year-old Jennalee is jealous when a slow-thinking black man arrives in her North Carolina mountains community and claims to be the son of Uncle Beau, the owner of the general store and Jennalee's only friend. How this stubborn but winning protagonist travels from complete resentment to acceptance of her rival for Uncle Beau's affections is a journey readers won't want to miss. —Publisher's Weekly "Eleven-year-old Jennalee Helton spends most of her days with Uncle Beau Goody, enjoying his friendship and helping out at his general store where she can count on her routine staying the same–unlike her chaotic life at home. But then one day Rupert Goody shows up...and Jennalee stubbornly refuses to accept this stranger who she fears will take her place in Uncle Beau's heart...Gracefully written." —The Horn Book ALA Notable Book; School Library Journal Best Book of the Year |