Her weird mutations, which stymie doctors and send the media into a frenzy, become more and more extreme until she finally blends into the walls of her room-her lips the red-blanketed mattress on her bed, her eyes the paintings on the wall. In fact, her desire to please and be popular causes her some spectacular problems: she suddenly breaks out in stripes, then stars, then turns "purple polka-dotty" at the behest of a delighted classmate. 9 & 10)) Camilla, who loves lima beans but won''t eat them because it''s not cool, finds that deferring to others isn''t all it''s cracked up to be. IRA Children's Choice Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award * "Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity-imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky-and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale." - Kirkus Reviews, (starred review) "Shannon's over-the-top art is sensational, an ingenious combination of the concrete and the fantastic." - Booklist, IRA Children's ChoicePennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award* "Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity-imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky-and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale." - Kirkus Reviews, (starred review)"Shannon's over-the-top art is sensational, an ingenious combination of the concrete and the fantastic." - Booklist, IRA Children's Choice Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award * "Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity-imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky-and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale." - iKirkus Reviews/i, (starred review) "Shannon's over-the-top art is sensational, an ingenious combination of the concrete and the fantastic." - iBooklist/i, Stephanie Zvirin (Booklist, January 1 & 15, 1998 (Vol.
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