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Sarah
and the Naked Truth
by Elisa Carbone
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Sarah and the Naked Truth
ISBN 0-9769404-8-5
Cloonfad Press
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Synopsis
Waking up one morning with a nest of pink bubble gum stuck in her
hair, Sarah watches her mother cut away most of her long hair. Pulling a baseball
cap over her shorn head, she sets out to welcome Olivia, who's just arrived from
Trinidad, to the neighborhood. Joined by Sarah's best friend, Christina, they
quickly become inseparable. However, they soon find that friendship takes perseverance
as, one after the other, each girl faces a personal challenge. Sarah struggles
with being the only girl on a boys' basketball team. Christina fumes at being
forced to represent Mexico in a school pageant despite her Salvadoran background.
And Olivia hides a secret she's reluctant to share with even her new best friends.
Eventually, through wonderfully funny antics and many mishaps, the trio comes
to realize that it's far better to be true to themselves and each other than
to pose as people they're not.
Reviews
"Sarah's spunky first-person
voice leavens tough issues with humor and wit. Three cheers for three brave girls!" -Washington
Parent
"The spunky ten-year-old heroine of Starting School with an Enemy is back,
and she's welcome." -Kirkus Reviews
"There's humor and humanity in the friendship depicted,
especially in the nonreverential acceptance of disability." -Booklist
Awards and Honors
American Booksellers Association Kid’s Pick of the Lists
Japanese translation
Related Links
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