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Title: Ms. Pointy...
Review: seems a more accurate title for this novel than Sahara Special. I read this book in galley and had the same reaction to it that the Booklist reviewer had. That it was a story about the teacher, not the child. Understandable since the author was a teacher and has a very strong perspective of the classroom. I liked elements of the story (such as Sahara's letters), but felt that the children spent more time observing their teacher's actions than much else. Despite the ostensible child point of view this is really a book about a caring and creative teacher (which, judging by her debut book, is true of the author too).
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