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Byars, Betsy WANTED ... MUD BLOSSOM New York : Delecorte, 1991 IL 5-8  RL 4.8 ISBN 0440407613   The Blossoms will never be considered a normal family no matter how hard they try. Even their dog is not quite normal. In this book their mom has made them promise to act normal because her new boyfriend is coming to visit for the weekend. Junior is mortified because he dug a tunnel for the class hamster he was allowed to take home for the weekend and the hamster has disappeared. Much, their Pap's dog, is suspected of murdering poor little Scooty. Maggie is arguing with the boy who loves her and their friend, Mad Mary, is missing. Normal is hardly possible for the Blossoms. (Adele Mangipano adele@iamerica.net) SUBJECTS:     Family life -- Fiction                         Dogs -- Fiction ©  Permission is granted for the noncommercial duplication and use of this resource, provided it is substantially unchanged from its present form and appropriate credit is given.