![]() ![]() ![]() The book’s playful use of words sets this novel apart. Falala to draw, and Reena is preparing to show Zora at the upcoming fair. Falala, an elderly and ostensibly cantankerous woman whose menagerie of animals includes a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna, and the ornery, stubborn, slobbering, bellowing cow, Zora. Reena and her brother, Luke, “a seven-year-old complexity,” are volunteered by their mother to help Mrs. When 12-year-old Reena’s parents lose their newspaper jobs in the big city, they decide to change the flight plan of their lives and move to a small coastal town in Maine. Newbery Medalist Creech touches on themes of loss, friendship, and belonging in this appealing tale of a young girl’s unlikely relationship with Zora, an enormous belted Galloway. ![]()
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