BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Children on Their Own (page 3)

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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: Aug. 29, 2000

MEMORIES OF SUMMER

by Ruth White

"Memorable. (Fiction. 10-13)"

When 13-year-old Lyric and 16-year-old Summer move from Glory Bottom, Virginia, to Flint, Michigan, in 1955, life changes for them in ways no one would have expected. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 1997

YOU CAN CALL ME WORM

by Dan Haas

"Haas is thorough but not too tidy: His story is convincing and his characters are, regardless of their feelings for each other, likable. (Fiction. 9-13)"

Worm and his older brother, Todd, have heard that their father, who lives 25 miles away and suffers from depression, has been sitting out on his roof for several days. Read full book review >