Balzer + Bray

9780062698957

STARRED REVIEW

Here in the Real World

Sara Pennypacker’s Here in the Real World is a tender celebration of the quirks that make each person different.

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Review of ‘Here in the Real World’

Ware’s parents have decided this is the summer they’re going to work overtime and save up enough money to buy a house. But just when 11-year-old Ware settles into a routine with his grandmother who’s caring for him, she suffers a fall—and Plan B is the dreaded Rec Camp, complete with fitness drills, peppy chants and stifling “art”…

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