Status
Available
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Call number
FIC FLO
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Lucky loves her grandparents, and they are all the family she really has. True, her grandma forgets things…like turning off the stove, or Lucky’s name. But her grandpa takes such good care of them that Lucky doesn’t realize how bad things are. That is until he’s gone. When her grandma accidentally sets the kitchen on fire, Lucky can’t hide what’s happening any longer, and she is sent into foster care. She quickly learns that some foster families are okay. Some aren’t. And some really, really aren’t.
Is it possible to find a home again when the only one you’ve ever known has been taken from you?
Is it possible to find a home again when the only one you’ve ever known has been taken from you?
Description
Young Adult Fiction. Lucky loves her grandparents, and they are all the family she really has. True, her grandma forgets things...like turning off the stove, or Lucky's name. But her grandpa takes such good care of them that Lucky doesn't realize how bad things are. That is until he's gone. When her grandma accidentally sets the kitchen on fire, Lucky can't hide what's happening any longer, and she is sent into foster care. She quickly learns that some foster families are okay. Some aren't. And some really, really aren't.
Publication
Second Story Press (2019), 168 pages
Original language
English
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Fifteen-year-old Lucky loves her grandparents. True, her grandmother forgets things, like turning the stove off, or Lucky's name, but her grandfather takes such good care of them that Lucky doesn't realize how bad things are . . . until she loses her grandfather and is left caring for her
For such a short book, it sure packs a punch! It was over and I was crying before I knew it. I think this is definitely going on my shortlist for the year.
*Book received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
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grandmother on her own. When her grandma sets the kitchen on fire, Lucky can't hide what's happening any longer, and she is sent into foster care. She quickly learns that some families are okay, and some aren't. And some really, really aren't. None of them feel like home. And they're certainly not family.For such a short book, it sure packs a punch! It was over and I was crying before I knew it. I think this is definitely going on my shortlist for the year.
*Book received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
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ISBN
1772601047 / 9781772601046