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When Robin Ward’s family moves to a Staten Island community, she befriends Stella, a Cuban refugee living under a strict grandmother. Both girls share a passion for clay sculpture and an interest in mystery-solving. Together, they track down a thief, and the story treats Robin’s lifelong blindness with respect and understanding rather than pity.
First publish date: 1964
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Phyllis A. Whitney
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