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Rosy Cole’s Great American Guilt Club is a juvenile fiction tale that explores school life and human behavior. Feeling she lacks the fashionable items and a country home that her peers boast about, Rosy decides to form a club that lets her rich friends donate surplus clothing, sports equipment, and jewelry. Through the club, she navigates friendships, material culture, and the social dynamics of middle school.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Sheila Greenwald
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