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Author: Karen Hesse
Publisher: Palgrave USA
Imprint: Square Fish
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.136kg
ISBN: 9780312376116
ISBN 10: 0312376111
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 17 March 2009
Recommended Age: From 7 to 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
The dogged struggle of the family in their trailer rings true . . . and no easy solution is offered. Kids will be moved by the burdens on the oldest girl, who resents adult responsibility and yet finds the loving strength to reach beyond her years. -- Booklist With colorful regional language and clear psychological insight, Hesse's debut ranks with Betsy Byars's Pinballs and Cynthia Voight's Homecoming in describing families surviving as best they can under economic privation. -- Publishers Weekly Hesse captures the spirits of a stalwart young heroine and her family. -- School Library Journal A compassionate story of a poor family who are rich in solidarity and spirit. -- Horn Book Guide
“The dogged struggle of the family in their trailer rings true . . . and no easy solution is offered. Kids will be moved by the burdens on the oldest girl, who resents adult responsibility and yet finds the loving strength to reach beyond her years.”— Booklist “With colorful regional language and clear psychological insight, Hesse’s debut ranks with Betsy Byars’s Pinballs and Cynthia Voight’s Homecoming in describing families surviving as best they can under economic privation.”— Publishers Weekly “Hesse captures the spirits of a stalwart young heroine and her family.”— School Library Journal “A compassionate story of a poor family who are rich in solidarity and spirit.”— Horn Book Guide
The dogged struggle of the family in their trailer rings true . . . and no easy solution is offered. Kids will be moved by the burdens on the oldest girl, who resents adult responsibility and yet finds the loving strength to reach beyond her years. --<i>Booklist</i></p> With colorful regional language and clear psychological insight, Hesse's debut ranks with Betsy Byars's <i>Pinballs</i> and Cynthia Voight's <i>Homecoming</i> in describing families surviving as best they can under economic privation. --<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p> Hesse captures the spirits of a stalwart young heroine and her family. --<i>School Library Journal</i></p> A compassionate story of a poor family who are rich in solidarity and spirit. --<i>Horn Book Guide</i></p>
Author Information
Karen Hesse is the author of many books for young people, including Out of the Dust, winner of the Newbery Medal, Letters from Rifka, Brooklyn Bridge, Phoenix Rising, Sable and Lavender. She has received honors including the Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award, the Christopher Award, and the MacArthur Fellowship ""Genius"" Award, making her only the second children's book author to receive this prestigious grant. Born in Baltimore, Hesse graduated from the University of Maryland. She and her husband Randy live in Vermont.
