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What Jamie Saw
What Jamie Saw
Author: Carolyn Coman
When Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, then they moved. — So begins one of the most compelling novels for young readers published in recent memory. It is a story of survival--how nine-year-old Jamie, his mother, and his baby sister Nin leave an abusive situation, move to a s...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781886910027
ISBN-10: 1886910022
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 126
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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3.8 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Front Street
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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The opening sentence, for example-"When Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, then they moved"-reveals Jamie's befuddled state and his efforts to make sense out of inexplicable violence. All of the protagonist's thoughts and reactions ring true. Although its plot is not as far-reaching as that of the author's first novel, Tell Me Everything, this work too seems to spring directly from Coman's heart into the reader's own.


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