Ten-year-old Sprig wears her heart on her sleeve, so when her father, an engineer and architect, leaves to build schools in Afghanistan, she has trouble making the adjustment. Tears also flow when it comes to the teasing dished out by her older sister, Dakota. In small, but well-defined moments, Sprig deals with the superiority of place granted to an older sibling, squabbles with friends, and faces first love, both for Dakota, and rather surprisingly, for Sprig herself. This short book is best catagorized as a slice of life, brought under the umbrella of Dad's absence. It's the characters, though, who really make everything come together. Mazer hits just the right note with each, from the children to the elderly neighbor Sprig saves when the woman has a stroke. In an astute bit of push-pull, Sprig is called a heroine, even though she knows she could have gotten help sooner. A solid choice for an underserved age group.
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Hardback Editions
March 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear (Thorndike Literacy Bridge Middle Reader) Author(s): Norma Fox Mazer ISBN: 1-4104-0510-9 / 978-1-4104-0510-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear Author(s): Norma Fox Mazer ISBN: 0-439-83983-1 / 978-0-439-83983-9 (USA, UK, or Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear Author(s): Norma Fox Mazer ISBN: 0-439-83984-X / 978-0-439-83984-6 (USA, UK, or Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Scholastic Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2008 : Paperback
| Title: Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear Author(s): norma Fox Mazer ISBN: 0-545-05637-3 / 978-0-545-05637-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2007 : Paperback
| Title: Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear Author(s): Norma Fox Mazer Publisher: Scholastic Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
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May 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear Author(s): Mazer Norma Fox Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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