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Almost forever

Maria Testa

200369 pagesabout 1–2 hours
2003
first published
  • 2003Candlewick Press · 69 pages · ENGISBN 9780763619961
  • 2007Candlewick · 69 pages · ENGISBN 9780763633660

A young girl describes what she, her brother, and their mother do during the year that her doctor father is serving in the Army in Vietnam.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Character focusSmall ensemble

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesFamily
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