The Zebra Wall

When ten-year-old Adine’s mother has a new baby, eccentric Aunt Irene comes to stay and shares Adine’s bedroom—events that shake up her family life and require a great deal of adjustment.

The Vorlob family is making preparations. Preparations for the new baby, soon to arrive.

Getting ready includes painting a mural in the baby’s nursery and making a list of possible names. Adine, age ten, is used to the routine in this story about sisters—she has four already: Bernice, Carla, Dot, and Effie.

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