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Julia Gillian (and the art of knowing)

by Alison McGhee

Fear in fictionNeighborhoods in fictionSaint Bernard dog in fictionNeighborhoodsDogs in fictionFamily lifeFictionDogs

Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear as she and her St. Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer, and she seeks the courage to finish a book that could have an unhappy ending.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library