Julia Gillian

About this book

Ten-year-old Julia Gillian knows everything about her quirky neighbors, her Minneapolis neighborhood, even the inscrutable "claw machine" in the back of the corner hardware store. The one thing Julia Gillian doesn't know is how the book she's reading is going to end. It doesn't seem as if it's going to have a happy ending, and that scares her. But Julia learns a little something about fear: sometimes you just have to work through it. And though bad things do happen sometimes, having good friends and family around you makes life a bit less scary - and much more fun.

Reviews

Praise for Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing)

"McGhee's book... is exactly what kids this age are thinking about, and bows have been as crazy about [it] as girls." —The Los Angeles Times

"Illustrations add a whimsical note to the book." —School Library Journal