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"The Icarus Girl" is the
story of 8-year-old Jessamy Harrison, nicknamed Jess. The daughter of a Nigerian
mother and an English father, she is a troubled child given to tantrums and
uncontrollable screaming fits. She has no friends, hates school and is far
happier sitting inside a cupboard or writing haiku alone in her bedroom. Quite
naturally worried by all this, her mother decides that a change of scenery is in
order, so she takes the family away from its home in England and back to Nigeria
for a brief visit. Initially, Jess feels out of place there as well -- until she
meets Titiola, a mysterious girl of exactly her own age, whom she calls
TillyTilly.
From the start, there’s something not quite right
about TiUyTilly: she seems out of proportion. "Was she too tall and yet too ...
small at the same time Was her neck too long Her fingers " At first, she
merely echoes Jess’s words, but she soon develops into
A. through distorted lens
B. through the eyes of a common girl
C. through the eyes of a foreigner
D. through with a mind that is unsuitably sophisticated