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Stand Tall

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Tree, a six-foot-three-inch twelve-year-old, copes with his parents’ up to date divorce and his failure as an athlete by helping his grandfather, a Vietnam vet and up to date amputee, and Sophie, a new girl at school.
Tree is 12 years old and the tallest kid ever in his school: 6-foot-3 and still growing. He’s a pretty intelligent and sensible guy and he copes by helping people, like his wonderful grandpa, a Vietnam vet who’s just had a leg amputated. But still, being tall leads to problems. Coaches all the time expect him to be good at sports, despite the fact that he tries to give an explanation for, “I am not real athletic.” When he meets the father of Sophie, the independent-minded new girl at school, he has to show his birth certificate to prove he’s not much older. “I’m tall for my age,” says Tree. “You’re tall for my age,” says Sophie’s suspicious father. And dance lessons–! Well, they are a nightmare, especially the tango, where he and Sophie have to replace hand-in-hand with hand-in-elbow, and cheek-to-cheek with cheek-to-chest.

But the thing that truly makes Tree’s life complicated isn’t his size but his parents’ up to date divorce. They’ve joint custody, so Tree has to divide his life, and he’s all the time needing something he left at the other house. Then disaster strikes, and Tree proves that he has courage to match his size.

Joan Bauer’s great heart and dry wit is all the time a delight, especially in Hope Used to be Here and Rules of the Road. In Stand Tall she gives us wonderfully interesting characters, funny scenes, zingy lines, and a story that has something warm and beautiful to say to kids. (Ages 10 to 14) –Patty Campbell

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