Author: Kit Pearson
How does she do it? It's sweet, believable and easy to care for the main character, Polly. Read through in one sitting and did spot repeated phrases, questions, largely at chapter ends, reiterating Polly's feelings, but a young reader would miss that.
Also, set during the depression and deeply involved with a story that starts in deprivation, it is still gently and lovingly told. Adult characters come with shades of gray, the hypocrisy is seen and survived, but clearly changes the child's view of the adult.
Time to reread the Kit Pearson canon.
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