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Tall Story
Tall Story | Candy Gourlay
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Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long-lost half-brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London where he belongs. Then Andi's biggest wish comes true and she's minutes away from becoming someone's little sister. As she waits anxiously for Bernardo to arrive from the Philippines, she hopes he'll turn out to be tall and just as crazy as she is about basketball. When he finally arrives, he's tall all right. Eight feet tall, in factplagued by condition called Gigantism and troubled by secrets that he believes led to his phenomenal growth. In a novel packed with quirkiness and humor, Gourlay explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures. From the Hardcover edition.
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#JulyJourneys Day 11: Set in #London and the Philippines, My heart simply sprouted wings and reached out to these two beautiful half-siblings, obviously worlds apart, yet struggling to find similarities radiating from places of truth despite overflowing bathtubs, mixed messages, Velcro ties, and a magical stone that grants one his or her heart‘s desires. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-3G0

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Tall Story is a middle grade book about siblings Andi and Bernardo. I‘ve already finished Part One 📚

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#AprilBookShowers Day 10: #Siblings - and how can I possibly not include the totally unforgettable story of siblings Andi (from London) and 8-foot-tall Bernardo from the Philippines - written by award-winning UK-Filipina author, Candy Gourlay.

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