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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe

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For me, there's a weird, unfathomable gulf — I almost wrote gulp — between the completion of a novel and its publication. Some days this duration feels interminable, as though the book has... Continue »
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A Bad Case of Stripes

by David Shannon

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An award-winning author/illustrator presents a humorous story about the importance of being yourself. On the first day of school, Camilla discovers that she is covered from head to toe in stripes, then polka dots, and any other pattern spoken aloud. With a little help, she learns the secret of accepting her true self, in spite of her peculiar ailment. Full color.

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A humorous, vibrantly illustrated tale about a girl who is an extreme conformist and suffers some bizarre consequences.

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It's the first day of school, and Camilla discovers that she is covered from head to toe in stripes, then polka-dots, and any other pattern spoken aloud! With a little help, she learns the secret of accepting her true self, in spite of her peculiar ailment.
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ISBN:
9780590929974
Author:
Shannon, David
Author:
Shannon, David
Publisher:
Blue Sky Press (AZ)
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Social Situations - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Individuality
Subject:
Behavior
Subject:
Runaways
Subject:
Individuality -- Fiction.
Subject:
Popularity.
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Copyright:
1998
Series Volume:
no. 286
Publication Date:
March 1998
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Elementary and junior high
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
1131x930x38 89
Age Level:
05-09
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