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Published
2002
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Girl Coming in for a Landing

April Halprin Wayland

A year in a teenage girl's life told in poems about crushes, family, friendship and becoming a writer.

  • Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Honor 2003
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Themes

Coming of agePoetry & writingFriendship

Mood

Feels lighthearted, reflective.

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