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Book Review of The View from Saturday

The View from Saturday
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"MEET THE SOULS

* NOAH, who quite by accident was the best man at the wedding of Ethan's grandmother and Nadia's grandfather

* NADIA, a hybrid with a halo of red hair, a dog that's a genius, and a fondness for baby turtles

* ETHAN, the silent second son of one of Epiphany's oldest families, who discovers he likes halos

* JULIAN, the strangest person on the school bus, who starts everything the others to a tea party

How did Mrs. Olinski, returning to teaching ten years after being paralyzed in an automobile accident, choose these four to be her sixth-grade Academic Bowl?
And how did this unlikely foursome become an even unlikelier champions, in far more than just the state middle school competition?
THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY is a rich and rewarding journey that answers these questions and raises many more."