Belle Prater's Boy

Belle Prater's Boy

Around 5:00 a.m. on a warm Sunday morning on October 1953, my Aunt Belle left her bed and vanished from the face of the earth.
Everyone in Coal Station, Virginia, has a theory about what happened to Belle Prater, but twelve-year-old Gypsy wants the facts, and when her cousin Woodrow, Aunt Belle's son moves next door, she has her chance. Woodrow isn't as forthcoming as Gypsy hopes, yet he becomes more than just a curiosity to her-- during their sixth-grade year she finds that they have enough in common to be best friends. Even so, Gypsy is puzzled by Woodrow's calm acceptance of his mother's disappearance, especially since she herself has never gotten over her father's death. When Woodrow finally reveals that he's been keeping a secret about his mother, Gypsy begins to understand that there are different ways of finding the strength to face the truth, no matter how painful it is.
Target age group 10-14
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    • ISBN-13
      9781250005601
    • Weight
      0.3 lbs
    • ISBN-10
      1250005604
    • Item #
      47415
  • Category
    Juvenile Fiction
  • Age Group
    9 to 12 yrs
  • Grade Level
    5+
  • Language
    English
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Theme 1
    Stories & Classics
  • Detailed (BISAC) Subject/Theme
    Orphans & Foster Homes
  • Awards
    Newbery Honor
  • Author
    White, Ruth
  • Lexile Level
    760
  • AR Level
    4.4
  • Dewey
    Fiction
  • Publisher
    MPS (Macmillan Pub Services)
  • Publication Date
    5/22/2012
  • Pages
    196
  • Dimensions
    0.6 H x 8.3 L x 4.3 W
  • Case Qty
    36

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