Chicks with sticks (It's a purl thing) [book review]
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Title
Chicks with sticks (It's a purl thing) [book review]
Creator
Streeter, Gillian
Date
2006-04
Description
Lenhard, Elizabeth. Chicks with Sticks (It's a purl thing). Dutton Children's Books, 2005. ISBN 0525476229. $15.99. 261 p. Reviewer: Gillian Streeter Reading Level: Intermediate, Young Adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction; Subject: Knitting--Juvenile fiction; Friendship--Juvenile fiction; Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews; Scottie feels distant and isolated from everyone - even her best friend Amanda - since her Aunt Roz passed away. Her artsy parents have no time for her, her best friend Amanda has moved on to more popular friends at Olivia Stark School, and Scottie doesn't know where she fits anymore. Looking for a yarn store in the hippy part of Chicago she discovers KnitWit, a funky store where people gather just to talk…and knit. In KnitWit, Scottie finds a new hobby, new (and old) friendships, and a new sense of belonging. But things change, and Scottie is afraid of losing everything Knit Wit has given her. Lenhard writes a
261 p.
Children's Book and Play Review, April 2006
Subject
Book review
Contemporary realistic fiction
Knitting--Juvenile fiction
Friendship--Juvenile fiction
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction
Books--Reviews
Source
Mountain West Digital Library
Language
English
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Type
text
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Citation
Streeter, Gillian, “Chicks with sticks (It's a purl thing) [book review],” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 2, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8475.
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