The story: Julia doesn't want to let being short define her, which is why it's weird when she ends up being cast as a Munchkin in a summer theatre production of "The Wizard of Oz" and finds herself really liking it. Hanging out with theatre folks, learning the slang, and scoring a slot as a flying (ahem, winged) monkey help her realize there's a lot more to art than cutting stuff out of construction paper. And it just might help her get over Ramon's death too. (Then they could brush all that dog hair off the back seat.)
June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG; VIolence G; Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes G; overall rating G.
Liz's comments: Here's a charming story with a laugh-out-loud narrator who's wise beyond her years (maybe a little too much that way--not sure kids will get all the irony). Even so, a great addition to upper ES and MS collections.
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