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Once Upon a Phone
Paperback
Publisher: Larry Enright
Published: Nov 4 2024
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Amelia Rose Gardiner has a problem. She needs a phone, but her parents won't buy her one. She's in the seventh grade, so she needs one, but she's only ten, and they tell her she's not old enough. It's how homeschoolers communicate with each other, but Mom and Dad can't afford it, and they already have a house phone. Left with no alternative, Amelia goes looking for a job to pay for it herself. This is her adventure.
Once Upon a Phone isn't a children's book. It's a story about growing up in a family, making mistakes, and discovering what really matters in life from a child's perspective. One critic called it a charming... unusual but absorbing read with delightful prose and a precociously sweet heroine. (2025 BookLife Prize critic's report)
Note: This book was originally published as a twenty-eight-episode serial adventure. Each episode includes the author's note from the original publication.
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