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What happened on Planet Kid

by Jane Leslie Conly · 2000

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To help her deal with her separation from her family, worry about her mother's serious operation, and suspicions about a new friend's abusive father, twelve-year-old Dawn creates an imaginary world while spending the summer of 1958 with her great-aunt and uncle in rural North Carolina.

Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ruralruralMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 216 pages

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