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Clementine, Friend of the Week

by Sara Pennypacker

Illustrator: Marla Frazee

Ages: 9+

Published: 2010

Publisher: Hyperion

ISBN: 978-1-42311-355-3

Keywords: Family Life

The inimitable Clementine returns and has to deal with the ups and downs of friendship, and a Very Upsetting Thing.