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Danny's mother has always been a little dramatic. Evidence: Danny's name is short for Dandelion. How embarrassing! Her mother never seems to leave the stage, and loves to exaggerates reality with a zillion meandering stories, has never been a problem ... until now. Danny thinks her mother is hiding the truth about Danny's father and their past. A lighthearted story about how two smart, creative people can come to terms with their past in order to imagine their futures.   
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Danny's mother has always been a little dramatic. Evidence: Danny's name is short for Dandelion. How embarrassing! Her mother never seems to leave the stage, and loves to exaggerates reality with a zillion meandering stories, has never been a problem ... until now. Danny thinks her mother is hiding the truth about Danny's father and their past. A lighthearted story about how two smart, creative people can come to terms with their past in order to imagine their futures. 

 

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About Adele

Adele Griffin has written a number of books for young adults, including Where I Want to Be, Amandine, The Other Shepards, the Witch Twins and Vampire Island series, Picture the Dead with bestselling illustrator...

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Published Reviews

Apr.16.2010

Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin, illus. by Lisa Brown (Sourcebooks Fire, $14.99, 9781402237126/140223712X, 272 pp., ages 12-up, May 2010)

Adele Griffin here combines the supernatural elements she...

May.05.2010

Picture the Dead

Adele Griffin
Illustrator: Lisa Brown
Fiction
For ages 14 and up
Sourcebooks , 2010 ISBN: 978-1402237126

Ever since the death of her parents, Jennie...