Sharing so much in common that they think of themselves as twins, Zoe and her brother, Columbo, move to a new town just before their ninth birthdays, but Columbo wants to hide the fact that he is really adopted.
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Grade 3-4?A brief story of two nine-year-old siblings and the effect a move has upon them. Columbo was adopted when he was a day old, three months after Zoe was born. They've been as close as twins ever since, sharing a room, their thoughts, and feelings. Now they are in a new school and, for the first time, Zoe is making friends and thriving on her own. Columbo is not doing so well, and begins to feel insecure about being adopted. Shreve explores the ways in which a family deals with the facts of adoption while maintaining the charm of her young characters. Transitional readers will identify with Columbo's despair as his loneliness and fears escalate. His problems are finally resolved as he searches for his strength and individuality amid the security of his family and the camaraderie of other adoptees. Sensitive and satisfying, this story will touch all readers but will give something special to children who were, like Columbo, "chosen."?Susan Oliver, Hillsborough County Science Library at MOSI, Tampa, FL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3^-4. When his family moves to a new town, Columbo DeRosa decides to cover up that he's adopted and he tells his fourth-grade class that he and his sister, Zoe, are twins. The denial makes him miserable and lost, and on Zoe's birthday, he can't even make himself go to school. Shreve's The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear (1991) was a Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice, but parts of this story read as if they were notes for a novel: scenes start and suddenly stop, the plot is full of loose ends, and the story jumps around in time and point of view. What kids will enjoy are the warm family scenes--between sister and brother, between parents and kids. From the dialogue, and from Gregg Thorkelson's occasional black-and-white illustrations, we see that Columbo's family loves him. The story is confused, but the emotion is heartfelt. Hazel Rochman
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