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f course she owns
several packets
from the new Elvis
trading card series.
Of course.
Yes, she cast her vote
when it came time to choose
the new Elvis postage stamp
and, naturally, she has the
Elvis video collection.
Amy Handelman, 9, is in
love. With Elvis.
Amy lives in West Bloom-

field with her parents and
two sisters. She is a student
at Doherty Elementary and
a member of Adat Shalom
Synagogue. Her Hebrew
name is Ilana Rachel.
When not thinking about
Elvis, Amy considers her fu-
ture. She hopes one day to be
"a kindergarten teacher or a
veterinarian or a poet or an
author." She's taking bas-
ketball lessons and can't wait

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for next summer, when she'll
attend Camp Tamarack.
"I'm packed already," she
says.
"Not exactly," her mother,
Nancy, interjects.
"Well, mostly. I mean I've
got all my bathroom stuff
and towels together."
Amy also takes piano
lessons and recently viewed
a film about the life of
Beethoven. He was a bril-