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Bo & Mzzz Mad by Sid Fleischman6/5/2023 Niederhauser, the living Statue of Liberty, to their landlady, a career movie extra named Miss Fiesta Foote. The real treasure of this fast-paced narrative is the colorful assemblage of secondary characters, from Bumpy, the med-student-cum-watermelon-juggler, through Mrs. They rename themselves “Gomez,” and Kevin (as “Pepe”) turns his energies to making a living with the busking community on the beach, while Holly (as “Chickadee”) gets a role as Mimi in a beachfront production of La Bohème-when the Toad shows up and threatens everything. Shortly after her death, a mysterious predator they nickname the Toad begins to stalk them, precipitating their sudden and secretive move from New Mexico to Southern California. Kevin is 12, his sister Holly, 21, and their archaeologist mother has recently died in an earthquake while on a dig in Mexico. A brother and sister on the run find refuge and rescue among the eclectic and eccentric characters of Venice Beach.
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