Martha finds out that Olive has a lot in common with her. They would have probably even been friends if a tragic accident didn’t take Olive’s life. A summer with Martha’s grandmother will help her figure out who Martha wants to be.
Posts Tagged ‘family’
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Death, family, grandparents, Henkes, relationships, self discovery on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pictures of Hollis Wood by Patricia Reilly Giff
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abandoned children, alzheimer's, Art, family, Reilly Gif, self discovery on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hollis Wood does not have a family. The closest thing she had to family she left.
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by e.l. konigsburg
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Art, family, koinsburg, Michelangelo, museum, new york city, runaway, self discovery on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Claudia and her brother run away- to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Solving a mystery in the museum will keep them busy!
Mr. Was by Pete Hautman
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abandoned children, abuse, family, Hautman, science fiction, time travel on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When Jack’s grandfather tries to strangle him, Jack knows there is something isn’t right. With his dad beating his mom and their new move to Bogg’s End, Jack knows that he has to run somewhere.
Beginner’s Luck by Laura Pedersen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, gambling, homosexuality, Pedersen, relationships, self discovery, unitarian church on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hallie can’t stay in high school or with her large family. Neither seem right. When a job opens up for a yard person, Hallie takes it not knowing the eccentric people she would meet.
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acceptance, Bloor, Death, diversity, family, new school, secrets, soccer on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Paul doesn’t fit in with his family since he can’t compare to his football playing brother. After a disaster hits his school, Paul is forced to fit in with the toughest kids in town, his soccer team.
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1930's, acceptance, Alcatraz, Autisim, Choldenko, family, Friendship, mental disability, problem solving, relationships on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Moose and his family live on Alcatraz in order to find a better life for his autistic sister, even if Moose disagrees.
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, mental disability, self discovery, single parent households, Weeks on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A teenager attempts to understand the things her mentally handicapped mother can not tell her about her past.
