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Read Time: ~1.1 hr

Upside-down cake

by Carol Carrick (1999)

About this book

A nine-year-old boy tries to come to terms with his grief and anger when his father develops cancer, gradually becomes weaker and weaker, and then dies.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreUpside-down cake Lead Character

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