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In a small town, a young girl named Celeste is on her way to the store with her mother. Her mother’s habit of pausing to talk with neighborhood friends irritates Celeste. The story follows Celeste’s growing frustration and her discovery of a way to stake out her own space in the conversation, turning the everyday routine into a lesson about speaking up and setting boundaries.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Marisabina Russo
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