| Best Laid Plans Contributor(s): Hart, Christine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552774465 ISBN-13: 9781552774465 Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: Robyn may have to leave her family behind to make a better life for herself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Series: SideStreets (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.3" W x 6.9" (0.20 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134695 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Robyn's family has always struggled to make enough money to survive. Robyn's grandmother leaves them an apple orchard in B.C., Robyn thinks things will be different, but Robyn's father still can't pay the bills. He asks Robyn for her own hard-earned money, and encourages her to drop out of school to work in the orchard. Robyn desperately wants to go to university, but to make a better life for herself, she'll have to leave her family behind. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hart, Christine: - CHRISTINE HART writes young adult fiction and short stories. Her novel Watching July, won a 2008 Moonbeam Gold Medal. She lives in Victoria, BC. |