Article Published May 30, 2004
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"Tending to Grace," by Kimberly Newton Fusco (Knopf, 167 pages, $14.95)
Fusco's tale is a stunning story about a speechless girl dumped on an eccentric relative's doorstep when her flighty mother runs off to Las Vegas with her latest boyfriend. Why Cornelia refuses to talk, and how she and her taciturn great-aunt negotiate an initially fragile partnership, invites readers to reflect on disguises and choices that behavior hides. Ages 9 and up.