Julia's House For Lost Creatures Analysis

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Julia’s House for Lost Creatures features Julia, a homeowner by the sea, who opens her house up to lost creatures. Many creatures come to stay and Julia finds out that it is quite a handful having all of these “guests” in her house. She then develops a system which will minimize the chaos that is apparent throughout the house. Each of her guests have a task to accomplish everyday. Will her plan work? Or will she have to evict her newly welcomed guests? Find out in Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke with intriguing illustrations and brilliant writing.

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