Congratulations!

[Linda Anderson]

Thank you all very much! Mom and John Wilkes Booth is about a thirteen year old girl, Cat, whose mother has become a serious hoarder since her divorce a from Cat's father a year ago. Among the stuff that Mom hoards are books, posters and other assassination related material. Dad comes inside the house one day and, horrified by the mess that he sees, insists that Cat come to live with him and his new wife, Jennifer, which Cat does not want to do. Mom won't hear of getting rid of anything so Cat and her friend decide on a solution to hiding the clutter but that solution only makes things worse. There is also a mystery photograph that Cat finds at the bottom of an old chest. Mom, who suffers from sciatica, spends her time on an assassination forum " where others like her argue about the smallest details of the assassination."

"New Voices in Children's Literature: Tassy Walden Awards competition encourages and nurtures the creation of exceptional quality books for children by unpublished Connecticut writers and illustrators."

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