Debbie and I would have been good friends

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	• Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins HarperTrophy, 2008 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 72 reviews view larger image
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Debbie and I would have been good friends

CRISS CROSS is the sequel to the wonderful ALL ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE, and it is equally charming. Debbie is once again the main character, but her neighborhood friends figure into the story as well, especially Hector, who is dealing with the same questions about growing up that Debbie is, though neither one knows this. All of the characters "crisscross" in various ways, and the results are wonderfully unexpected. How nice it is to read about real people, and real kids--decent, caring, questioning, funny kids (well, one is kind of a jerk) who are learning about themselves and how they fit into the world around them. Readers like me, who are the same age as the author, will recognize that the book is set circa 1970, but younger readers--and I hope there will be many--will see Debbie and her friends as their contemporaries. I could go on, especially about my favorite part of the book, in which 14 year old Debbie uses her knowledge of plumbing (she's helped her dad), driving stick shift (Lenny across the street gave her a lesson in his dad's truck), high school German, and medical awareness gleaned from her favorite TV show to spring into action when an elderly neighbor needs her help, but perhaps it's best just to say: this gem of a book is a joy to read.

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