Status
Available
Call number
Description
An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly.
Collection
Publication
Scholastic Inc. (1995), Edition: Reprint, 148 pages
Subjects
Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — 1980)
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 1982)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1982)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1981)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Winner — Grades 4-8 — 1981)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 1980)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1981)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1979)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 1984)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1984)
Christopher Award (1979)
Garden State Children's Book Award (Winner — 1981)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 1981)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 1981)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Honor Book — 1979)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Juvenile Books — 1987)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1982)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 1980)
Language
Original publication date
1978
Physical description
148 p.; 7.4 inches
ISBN
0590613898 / 9780590613897