![]() ![]() Urban's understated, borderline na%C3%AFf narrative gives voice to Mattie's many uncertainties ("Always Mattie has been shy. Mattie hopes that Uncle Potluck will make her his "custodial apprentice" at the school where he works (and which she'll attend) and that this time she'll finally find a "true, tell-your-secrets-to" friend. Uncle Potluck tells funny, larger-than-life stories%E2%80%94the kind of stories Mattie likes to write, but is embarrassed to share with others. Fifth grader Mattie Breen doesn't share her mother's eagerness to pick up stakes whenever "the going gets tough." Mattie hates starting over at unfamiliar schools, but when her mother announces they will be living with Uncle Potluck, Mattie feels hopeful, for once. Urban (A Crooked Kind of Perfect) traces a highly self-conscious child's cautious emergence from her shell in this tender novel about new beginnings and "small brave" acts. ![]()
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