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The second life of Abigail Walker

Bullied by two mean girls in her sixth-grade class, a lonely, plump girl gains self-confidence and makes new friends after a mysterious fox gently bites her.

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Main Author:	Dowell, Frances O'Roark
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Self-confidence > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Overweight persons > Juvenile fiction. Human-animal relationships > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Bullied by two mean girls in her sixth-grade class, a lonely, plump girl gains self-confidence and makes new friends after a mysterious fox gently bites her.
Physical Description:	228 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	9781442405936 (hbk.) 1442405937 (hbk.)
Author Notes:	Frances O'Roark Dowell was born on a military post in Berlin, Germany on May 30, 1964. She received a B.A. from Wake Forest University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Massachusetts. She has written numerous books including Where I'd Like to Be, The Secret Language of Girls, The Kind of Friends We Used to Be, Chicken Boy, and Falling In. She also writes the Phineas L. MacGuire series. She has received numerous awards for her work including Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel for Dovey Coe in 2001, the William Allen White Award for Dovey Coe in 2003, and the Christopher Medal for Shooting the Moon. (Bowker Author Biography)