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Byars, Betsy THE CARTOONIST New York : Puffin Books, 1987. IL 3-6 RL 5.6 .   ISBN 0140323090 This story starts out backwards. The mother has tv on constantly and the kid, Alfie, can't find a quiet place to "study" -- that is, to draw cartoons. When Bubba, the delinquent older brother, returns, he threatens Alfie's space in the attic. Alfie decides to take a stand. He refuses to get down from the attic. SUBJECTS:     Family life -- 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.