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Letting Go of Bobby James, or How I Found Myself of Steam
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date
August 13, 2004
Pages
135
Binding
School and Library
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780374343842
ISBN-10
0374343845
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.64 lbs.
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Original list price
$16.00
Other format details
juvenile
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
When sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker's husband hits her and walks out, Sally Jo takes her courage and $20, starts a new life in Jackson Beach, Florida, and meets Effaline, who might be even more lost and alone than Sally Jo.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
A heartwarming journey to self-discovery
When sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker, known as Jody, is abandoned at a gas station by her husband after he hits her, she summons up all the courage she can to move forward. With just twenty dollars to her name, she begins a new life in Jackson Beach, Florida, washing dishes at Thelma's Open 24-Hour Café and sneaking into the cineplex at night to sleep. Eventually she saves up enough money to rent a cheap motel room. There she gets to know Effaline, and comes to see that here's a girl who is more alone and lost than she is. Jody is going to save her. And in trying to do so, Jody might just save herself.
At turns heart-wrenching and funny, Valerie Hobbs's latest novel introduces readers to an unforgettable and surprising young woman who manages to break free of an abusive relationship and finds true strength and her "self of steam."
When sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker, known as Jody, is abandoned at a gas station by her husband after he hits her, she summons up all the courage she can to move forward. With just twenty dollars to her name, she begins a new life in Jackson Beach, Florida, washing dishes at Thelma's Open 24-Hour Café and sneaking into the cineplex at night to sleep. Eventually she saves up enough money to rent a cheap motel room. There she gets to know Effaline, and comes to see that here's a girl who is more alone and lost than she is. Jody is going to save her. And in trying to do so, Jody might just save herself.
At turns heart-wrenching and funny, Valerie Hobbs's latest novel introduces readers to an unforgettable and surprising young woman who manages to break free of an abusive relationship and finds true strength and her "self of steam."
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School and Library
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (August 13, 2004)
9780374343842 | details & prices | 135 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.64 lbs | List price $16.00
About: After being left by her husband at a gas station in Florida, sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker, also known as Jody, makes some difficult decisions and a better life for herself.
About: After being left by her husband at a gas station in Florida, sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker, also known as Jody, makes some difficult decisions and a better life for herself.
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