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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Puffin
Publication date
January 1, 1998
Pages
165
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780140385618
ISBN-10
0140385614
Dimensions
0.25 by 4.50 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.20 lbs.
Original list price
$5.99
Other format details
juvenile
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One Crazy Summer | Gone Crazy in Alabama | Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes | Jumped | Gone Crazy in Alabama | The Higher Power of Lucky | P.S. Be Eleven | The Devil's Arithmetic | Skellig
One Crazy Summer | Gone Crazy in Alabama | Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes | Jumped | Gone Crazy in Alabama | The Higher Power of Lucky | P.S. Be Eleven | The Devil's Arithmetic | Skellig
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Fourteen-year-old Gayle and her baby, Jose, are sent to Georgia to live with her uncle and his family and while there meets Great, the matriarch of the family, who tells her stories of the past and provides her with lessons for the future. Reprint. Coretta Scott King Honor Book. SLJ. H. AB. PW.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: When Gayle gets into trouble with her boyfriend, her mother sends the street-smart 14-year-old?and her baby, Jose?down to Georgia, to live with Uncle Luther and his family. There?s nothing to do, nowhere to go, and no one around except kneesock-wearing, Jesus-praising cousin Cookie. Then Gayle meets Great, the family matriarch?and her stories of the past begin to change how Gayle sees her future.?Williams-Garcia has surpassed herself.?She has set these fictional characters? firmly in the real world while still allowing them to rise from the pages and into readers? hearts and imaginations.? ?The Horn Book, starred review
Editions
Hardcover
from Lodestar Books (September 1, 1995)
9780525674658 | details & prices | 165 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.99
About: Gayle, a street-smart, smooth-talking fourteen-year-old, finds her life changing when she has a baby and is sent from her New York City home to live among conservative relatives in the South, where she wonders how she will adjust
About: Gayle, a street-smart, smooth-talking fourteen-year-old, finds her life changing when she has a baby and is sent from her New York City home to live among conservative relatives in the South, where she wonders how she will adjust
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Puffin (January 1, 1998)
9780140385618 | details & prices | 165 pages | 4.50 × 7.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.20 lbs | List price $5.99
About: Troubled fourteen-year-old Gayle is sent down South to live with her uncle and aunt, where her life begins to change as she experiences the healing power of the family
About: Troubled fourteen-year-old Gayle is sent down South to live with her uncle and aunt, where her life begins to change as she experiences the healing power of the family
Reinforced
Reprint edition from Demco Media (January 1, 1998)
9780606129800 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.40 lbs | List price $14.53
About: Troubled fourteen-year-old Gayle is sent down South to live with her uncle and aunt, where her life begins to change as she experiences the healing power of the family
About: Troubled fourteen-year-old Gayle is sent down South to live with her uncle and aunt, where her life begins to change as she experiences the healing power of the family
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 28, 2008)
9781435244030 | details & prices | 165 pages | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.36 lbs | List price $14.99
About: When street-smart Gayle, a tough African-American fourteen-year-old from New York, moves with her new baby to stay with relatives down South, she starts to learn a lot about family traditions and connections.
About: When street-smart Gayle, a tough African-American fourteen-year-old from New York, moves with her new baby to stay with relatives down South, she starts to learn a lot about family traditions and connections.
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613053730 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.40 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Troubled fourteen-year-old Gayle is sent down South to live with her uncle and aunt, where her life begins to change as she experiences the healing power of the family
About: Troubled fourteen-year-old Gayle is sent down South to live with her uncle and aunt, where her life begins to change as she experiences the healing power of the family
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