What about Grandma
Hadley Irwin. Signet Book, $2.5 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-451-14664-9
A touching story of one summer when Rhys must care for her ailing grandmother. Ages 11-up. (January)
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Reviewed on: 01/01/1987
Genre: Children's
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