| Waiting to Forget Contributor(s): Welch, Sheila Kelly (Author) |
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ISBN: 1608981142 ISBN-13: 9781608981144 Publisher: Namelos OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011929425 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.78 lbs) 172 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 149004 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: T.J. has always looked out for his little sister, Angela. When Momma used to go out and leave them home alone, he'd lock the door so they'd be safe, keep Angela entertained, and get out the cereal and milk for her. When Momma's boyfriend got angry at them, he'd try to protect Angela. Later, at their foster homes, T.J. was the only one who knew how to coax his little sister out of her bad moods. The only one who understood why she made origami paper cranes and threw them out the window. But now T.J. is sitting in the waiting room at the hospital, wondering if Angela, unconscious after a fall, will ever wake up. Wondering, too, if he will ever feel at home with his and Angela's new parents--Marlene, who insists on calling him Timothy, and Dan, who seems to want a different son. Going back and forth between Now and Then, weaving the uncertain present with the painful past, T.J.'s story unfolds, and with the unfolding comes a new understanding of how to move forward. |