Book Review : Juvenile Fiction (Ages 8-12)

Latasha and the Little Red Tornado

This is the story of Latasha Gandy, a precocious and inventive third-grader who lives in Pittsburgh with her hardworking mother and a naughty puppy named Ella Fitzgerald. At eight years old, Latasha cannot wait to grow up. Ella, on the other hand, absolutely refuses to! When Ella's antics push the Gandys' landlady, Mrs. Okocho, to the edge of wits' end, Latasha realizes that she must turn her mischievous mutt into a model dog. At turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this tale of friendship and maturity chronicles Latasha’s efforts to train Ella as she struggles with school and her mother’s demanding new job.

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Midlandia Press; Beaver, PA; www.midlandiapress.com; 141 page; paperback; $10.99; (November 2011) ISBN-10: 098372430X

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