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Attaboy, Sam!

by Lois Lowry · 1992

Sam Krupnik seriesbook 2 of 4Next:See You Around, Sam!(1996) →

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In this second book about Anastasia Krupnik's younger brother, Sam concocts a perfume made of his mother's favorite smells to honor her request for only homemade gifts for her birthday. "Warm, lively, true to children's real inner lives, and laugh-aloud funny all the way." — Kirkus Reviews, pointer review

Genre
humorliterary fiction
Themes
childhood
Setting
1990s
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 144 pages

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