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Title: Ordinary kids make great friends
Review: In Daphne's Book, Mary Downing Hahn weaves together the strands of a real seventh grader's life--family, school and friends--creating a tapestry rich with details. The Maryland setting is lovingly rendered, and the characters are truly believable people. In spite of their imperfections, Daphne and Jessica forge a special bond as they grapple with tough real-world problems. The story gives kids plenty of opportunities to think about how others think and feel. Readers who enjoy Daphne's Book might also like Danger, Long Division, in which another ordinary Maryland kid solves her problems at home and at school with the help of unlikely allies.
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