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Available
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Publication
HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand (1994), 304 pages
Description
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.
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Awards
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1997)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Honor — 1997)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 1997)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1997)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (1994)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1996)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 1996)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Youth — 1997)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 1997)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1996-1997)
Newbery Medal (Medal Winner — 1995)
Great Lakes Great Books Award (Winner — 1998)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 1995)
The Children's Book Award (Winner — 1995)
Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (Nominee — 1997)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Winner — Middle School — 1997)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 1997)
Surrey Schools’ Book of the Year (Winner — 1997)
CCBC Choices (1994)
Notable Children's Book (Older Readers — 1995)
Idaho Battle of the Books (2018)
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Original publication date
1994
Physical description
304 p.; 62519 inches
ISBN
978-0-06-440517-1 / 9780064405171