Children on Their Own (page 2)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 12, 2010

A FINDERS-KEEPERS PLACE

by Ann Haywood Leal

"Mature beyond her years, able to make the best of a bad situation and blessed with impressive survivor skills, Esther proves an admirable heroine in this poignant story. (Historical fiction. 9-12)"

As her single mother's mental state degenerates, a resilient little girl desperately tries to hold life together. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 2002

A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE

by Ann M. Martin

"A solid, affecting read. (Fiction. 11-13)"

In July of 1960, just as she is turning 12, Hattie Owen's quiet, solitary summer—occupied with books, the various residents of her parents' boarding house, small errands about town, and avoiding her grandmother—is disrupted, bringing a loss of a kind of innocence and a look at the wide borders of the world. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: June 1, 2003

THE DREAM BEARER

by Walter Dean Myers

"Moses's dreams offer no easy solutions to David's problems, but they become part of him, add to his knowledge, strength, and understanding, and nudge him toward a renewed relationship with his father and an appreciation of the danger and the magic of Harlem. (Fiction. 10+)"

A mysterious stranger is hanging around David Curry's Harlem playground. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Nov. 7, 2006

THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY

by Susan Patron, illustrated by Matt Phelan

"A small gem. (Fiction. 9-11)"

The facts of Lucky's life in Hard Pan, Calif. Read full book review >

Cover art for HOW TO BE A REAL PERSON (IN JUST ONE DAY)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Feb. 1, 2001

HOW TO BE A REAL PERSON (IN JUST ONE DAY)

by Sally Warner

"Very likely this novel will strike a responsive chord among readers who believe they have to handle family problems by themselves. (Fiction. 10-12)"

Warner (Totally Confidential, p. 805, etc.) here serves up a touching novel about a gritty and determined young girl who tries to cope with her mother's mental illness all alone. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: June 1, 2004

SO B. IT

by Sarah Weeks

"Three stars on the soggy-hanky index. (Fiction. 9-12)"

Resilient Heidi It is the daughter of mentally deficient So B. It, but it's really neighbor Bernadette who raises her. Read full book review >

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