![]() ![]() It adds a whole other layer to a possum performance") that generates the most fun. Amid the homey message that family matters most, Sloan seeds the story with assorted possum facts and vocabulary lessons, but it's the possum-as-actor metaphor ("Playing dead is one thing. A moving story of family separation and the importance of the connection between animals and humans, this novel has the enormous heart and uplifting humor that readers have come to expect from the. Rosen's pink-tinged images (not all seen by PW) bring a playfulness to many of the scenes. ![]() Sloan (Counting by 7s) divides the story between Appleblossom's shrewd thinking in the house and her brothers' search for help in the form of a bedraggled possum named Big Poss, who turns out to be an extraordinary actor. Ever the explorer, Appleblossom gets stuck inside a small "monster's" house, complete with a dog and disgusted parents brothers Antonio and Amlet try to mount a rescue effort while Appleblossom takes on the role of plaything. DOWNLOAD CHAPTER 1 PURCHASE Synopsis Julia is very short for her age and this is the summer she gets cast as a munchkin in a production of The Wizard of Oz. And that’s the only place where growing really matters. ![]() ![]() Appleblossom, a small and brave possum, and her 12 siblings learn from their Mama Possum that the world is a stage and that acting is necessary for survival, especially against the various "monsters" (cars, people, pets) that threaten. Short By Holly Goldberg Sloan I grew this summer. ![]()
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