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New Releases by Mary Riskind

Mary Riskind is the author of Follow that Mom! (1986), Wildcat Summer (1985) and Apple Is My Sign (1981).

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Follow that Mom!

Follow that Mom!
Eleven-year-old Maxine creates as much mischief as possible in order to convince her mother to quit the Girl Scouts.

Wildcat Summer

Wildcat Summer
While vacationing in the country, two city children start a complex chain of events when they find a litter of abandoned kittens and determine to take care of them, not realizing they are bobcats and cannot be taken back to the city.

Apple Is My Sign

Apple Is My Sign
A 10-year-old boy returns to his parents' apple farm for the holidays after his first term at a school for the deaf in Philadelphia. "An exuberant book that should do a lot to put across the natural feelings, and special circumstances, of deaf kids".--Kirkus Reviews, pointer review. ALA Notable Children's Book.


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