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Julia Gillian (And the Art of Knowing)
Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 978-0-545-03348-0
288 pages
Ages 7-10
5 ½” x 8 ¼”

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Julia Gillian (And the Art of Knowing)
by Alison McGhee,
illustrated by Drazen Kozjan

Ten-year-old Julia Gillian is a girl of many accomplishments. Among others, she is skilled in the Art of Knowing—about her quirky neighbours, her Minneapolis neighbourhood, even the inscrutable “claw machine” in the back of the corner hardware store. Unfortunately, the one skill Julia Gillian doesn’t have is knowing 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 frightens her. But being afraid teaches her something new: that having good friends and family around you makes life a bit less scary—and much more fun.



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Excerpt from JULIA GILLIAN (AND THE ART OF KNOWING)
by Alison McGhee,
illustrated by Drazen Kozjan

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