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George lives at 102 Greenbriar Drive. One day, he is sent home from school with a fever of 102, and he sees his mother catch a mouse scurrying across the kitchen floor. His mother wants to get rid of it, but he wants to keep it in a cage. That night, at 102 A.M. a cricket motions for George to follow it. As he hops off the bed, he shrinks down to mouse size. He follows the cricket through the wall and into a tiny mouse kitchen at the base of an oak tree where he discovers the meaning of his quest.
102 is imaginative and very sweet. The story explores the values of curiosity, kindness, and generosity. I enjoyed Cordell's unique colored pencil style of illustration.
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