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Breakdown

by Budge Wilson · 1989

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Life at the Collicut house is getting very difficult. Katie and Daniel's father is always either angry or sad. He can't seem to stand it when Katie practices for the piano recital that means so much to her, and Daniel is forbidden to act in the school play.

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Cover artist: Laura Fernandez.

Themes
mental healthmental healthMore like thisLess of thisfathersfathersMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 152 pages

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