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This is a paean to love and friendship, which can come in all species, shapes, and sizes.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"With lessons on life, love, and vegetable gardening, this tale will be cherished by children, and their parents will be happy to read it to them often.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sensitive but funny... Miller's easygoing storytelling taps into the familiar scenario of children making fierce attachments to favorite objects.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This season-spanning turn with high-spirited Sophie offers endearing lessons about nurture and regeneration.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAT ZIETLOW MILLER \u003c\/strong\u003ereceived an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie's Squash\u003c\/i\u003e, her picture book debut, which was published to four starred reviews and named a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe book is based on a true story--Pat's own daughter, Sonia, once loved a squash. 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