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The One and Only Marigold

by Florence Parry Heide · 2009

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Relates the misadventures of Marigold, who does not agree with anyone, as she shops with her mother for a coat, becomes interested in a new hobby, finds a way to "bug" her best friend, Maxine, and imaginatively copes with finding the right outfit for the first day of school.

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friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisidentityidentityMore like thisLess of this
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picture bookschildrens

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