Mailorder Kid - Hardcover

McDonald, Joyce

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ISBN 10: 0399215131 ISBN 13: 9780399215131

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, 1988

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When ten-year-old Flip orders a fox through the mail, his experiences in attempting to tame it help him to better understand his newly adopted brother from Korea.

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Grade 4-6 Flip orders a live red fox through the mail, and while he is not allowed to keep it permanently, his brief experience with it helps him to better understand and accept his adopted Korean brother. He finally understands what it must be like for Todd, who can't go back to his homeland and who very much needs a big brother to love him, and he stops thinking of Todd as a ``mail-order'' kid. The main characters are well developed and realistic. McDonald skillfully combines the messages of not keeping wild animals as pets and the importance of trying to understand the situations and feelings of others. A well-written story with a pertinent message. Nancy P. Reeder, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, S.C.
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