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Colleen Nelson Dundurn Press, Ages 12-15 FRANKIE DOE, the 17-year-old protagonist of Colleen Nelson's impressive new novel, is a consummate outsider. Frankie's history and unusual skin condition - "The clinical name for what I had was lamellar ichthyosis, a rare genetic disorder that gave me skin so scaly it looked reptilian" - keeps her at a distance from everyone. The dreams escalate until Frankie finds herself in the mind of Frances, a young girl with a similar skin condition who works in a carnival sideshow as "the Alligator Girl.". [Extracted from the article] |
