Status
Available
Local notes
PB Bya
Collection
Series
Genres
Publication
Yearling (1987), 160 pages
Description
With a young brother in the hospital, a grandfather in jail, and their mother traveling with a rodeo, Maggie and Vern try to settle family problems.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1988)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1989)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1990)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1989)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1989)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 1988)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1988)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1989)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1988-1989)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 1988)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 1991)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 1990)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1989)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 1991)
CCBC Choices (Fiction for Older Readers — 1986)
Original language
English
Original publication date
1986
Physical description
160 p.; 5.13 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Clever, how this plays with tropes but without calling attention to them. One keeps being led to think that bad things are going to happen, that this is going to be one of those 'therapeutic' novels for kids, one in which kids can see that other kids have worse lives than they do so they (the
But, no, this is isn't a morality play. It's a loving portrait of a happy family having some mostly funny adventures. Bigger adventures than most of us have, but nothing bleak. Thank goodness.
They both looked honest, respectable, and miserable. They couldn't wait to get out of court and look like themselves again."
Fried shredded wheat: soften the shredded wheat in hot milk, put a scoopful on the griddle, flatten, and fry. Best with lots of syrup.
I would have loved this whole series when I was a child, so I'm rounding up from 3.5 stars."
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reader) should be able to develop coping skills just like the protagonist. But, no, this is isn't a morality play. It's a loving portrait of a happy family having some mostly funny adventures. Bigger adventures than most of us have, but nothing bleak. Thank goodness.
They both looked honest, respectable, and miserable. They couldn't wait to get out of court and look like themselves again."
Fried shredded wheat: soften the shredded wheat in hot milk, put a scoopful on the griddle, flatten, and fry. Best with lots of syrup.
I would have loved this whole series when I was a child, so I'm rounding up from 3.5 stars."
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LibraryThing member fuzzi
Fun read about a dysfunctional family with plenty of plot for an adult to enjoy. I finished it in one sitting by staying up late...for me, that's a compliment.
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Pages
160