| Ice Contributor(s): Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689818726 ISBN-13: 9780689818721 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1998 Annotation: The Newbery Medal-winning author of the "Shiloh" trilogy presents "a well-written story of emotional survival" ("School Library Journal"). Three years after her father deserted the family, Clarissa is sent to live with her paternal grandparents. After she slowly forges a new life for herself, she finally learns the devastating truth about her father. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99480185 |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.03" W x 8" (0.62 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 14849 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Can the truth thaw Chrissa's frozen heart? It's been three years since Chrissa's father walked out of her life. Too angry even to speak to her mother, Chrissa is obsessed with finding the answers to her questions: Why did her father leave? Why does she never hear from him? And is it somehow her fault, for not being the daughter he wanted her to be? Now, unable to deal with Chrissa's silence, her mother has sent her away from New York City home to spend a year in the country with her grandmother. Perhaps in Gram's house, in the rural community which her father grew up, Chrissa will discover the secret of his disappearance. Instead, Chrissa finds more secrets and suspicions. And, surprisingly, she finds strength she never knew she had. Strength she will need when she must confront the most devastating secret of all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds: - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written more than 135 books, including the Newbery Award-winning Shiloh and its sequels, the Alice series, Roxie and the Hooligans, and Roxie and the Hooligans at Buzzard's Roost. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. To hear from Phyllis and find out more about Alice, visit AliceMcKinley.com. |