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Hopefully the Scarecrow

Written by Michelle Houts · Illustrated by Sara Palacios

Penguin Random House · 2023 · 3+

Picture Book · HB · Fiction

What’s lurking inside?

A scarecrow grows braver through the stories a girl reads beside him each year, then waits through an unfamiliar season when she no longer appears, holding on to hope and the friendship they built.

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