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Tamika watches her beloved grandfather, an actor, practicing for a stage production. He twists his face into a dramatic, almost mean look that unnerves her. Old memories of his love are starved by this image, and Tamika worries that one day, he might lose that affection and make the same expression toward her. In the span of a short chapter, she wrestles with her fear and begins to understand the power of family bonds, the nature of performance, and the possibility of change.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Eloise Greenfield
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