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And Maggie makes three

by Joan Lowery Nixon · 1986

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Twelve-year-old Maggie, living with her grandmother in Houston, joins the drama club at school, wins a part in a play, begins to make friends, and learns to deal with feelings of loneliness, selfishness, being in love, and having an unusual family life and background.

Themes
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Setting
schoolschoolMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 112 pages

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