Not just the short kid, Julia also appears to have some learning differences.

She IS the voice of Julia as a kid growing up, just trying to make sense of the world as she knows it.

If I didn't know any better, Holly Goldberg Sloan went back in time with her current writing prowess and wrote this when she was a preteen. Why? It's a book I wouldn't have purchased for myself in store or online, but once I started reading an advance copy from a librarian friend, I fell in love with it and didn't want it to end. the book is always better than the movie). So, I give a standing ovation for this book, which has reinforced my never ending love of libraries (as did Inkheart. You can widen your genre or stick to your comfort zone - all at no cost - the world is wide open to you in a library. You can flip through books in a brick and mortar store, but sometimes the thought of shelling out hard-earned money for what's in your hands just changes your mind for you. Sure buying e-books and online can be cheap and delivered straight to your hands, but a library is a special place.

Soon, she doesn't want to fade into the background-and it's a good thing, because her director has more big plans for Julia Bubbling over with humor and tenderness, this is an irresistible story of self-discovery and of the role models who forever change us.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.A bit off topic for a book review is why libraries and librarians are so important. Chang, Julia's own sense of self as an artist grows. As Julia becomes friendly with the poised and wise Olive-one of the adults with dwarfism who've joined the production's motley crew of Munchkins-and with her deeply artistic neighbor, Mrs. She hasn't ever thought of herself as a performer, but when the wonderful director of Oz casts her as a Munchkin, she begins to see herself in a new way. Julia is very short for her age, but by the end of the summer run of The Wizard of Oz, she'll realize how big she is inside, where it counts. In this heartwarming and funny middle-grade novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s, Julia grows into herself while playing a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 Physical Information: 1' H x 5' W x 7.6' (0.55 lbs) 320 pages Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Contributor(s): Sloan, Holly Goldberg (Author)

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