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Mama's Chicken and Dumplings Neal Porter Books and Meredith is determined toGrowing up in segregated 1930s Charlottesville, ten year old Allie is determined to find a man for her mama to marry but not just any man will do! Allies life with Mama isnt bad, but she knows it could be better if Mama would find someone to marry. Allies worst enemy, her NOT friend Gwen, has a daddy, and Allie wants someone like thatsomeone to fix things when they break, someone who likes to sing, and has a kind smile. So Allie makes a planher super