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Author: Sharon Creech
Desc: Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's inspired novel tells the story of a boy who fantasizes about who he is in order to discover who he will become. Now with fresh and gorgeous new cover art this touching tale has received many starred reviews and was called a "warm funny philosophical novel" by Kirkus Reviews. With the backdrop of a large family and a theater as its frame this is a story about twelve-year-old Leo who has a talent for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. That's why he's called "fog boy." He's always dreaming always replaying things in his brain. As an actor in the school play he is poised and ready for the curtain to open. But in the play that is his life he is eager to discover what part will be his. With the universal theme of finding one's true identity and set amid a loud noisy memorable family Leo's story is one that all kids will relate to. And there's a full play at the end of the book that kids and teachers can perform!