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To come and go like magic

In the 1970s, twelve-year-old Chili Sue Mahoney longs to escape her tiny Kentucky home town and see the world, but she also learns to recognize beauty in the people and places around her.

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Main Author:	Fawcett, Katie Pickard
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Family life > Kentucky > Juvenile fiction. Country life > Kentucky > Juvenile fiction. Kentucky > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	In the 1970s, twelve-year-old Chili Sue Mahoney longs to escape her tiny Kentucky home town and see the world, but she also learns to recognize beauty in the people and places around her.
Physical Description:	261 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	9780375858468 (hard cover) 0375858466 (hard cover) 9780375958465 (library binding) 0375958460 (library binding)
Author Notes:	KATIE PICKARD FAWCETT grew up in the hills of Eastern Kentucky and spent two years as a social worker in Appalachia. She has counseled and tutored students in the Washington, D.C. area, written ads for Peace Corps and VISTA, and worked for the World Bank writing about development projects in Third World countries. Her personal essays have been published in several magazines, and her favorite diversion is travel and the different cultural experiences it brings. She lives with her husband and son in McLean, Virginia. Visit her on the Web at KatiePickardFawcett.Wordpress.com.