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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Publication date
October 1, 2004
Pages
228
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780440419778
ISBN-10
0440419778
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$5.99
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A poignant novel of home, family, and love, set in the late 1940s, follows eleven-year-old Willa Mae as she finds her life turned upside down by the arrival of her long-absent father, which causes turmoil in her family, especially when he takes her to Oklahoma to start a new life, forcing her to make some difficult decisions. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: EVER SINCE HER mother died five years ago, 11-year-old Willa Mae Clarke is happy living with her grandparents. Still, sheâs curious about her father and wonders if heâll come home now that World War II is over. When her daddy finally does return, he whisks her off to Oklahoma. She wants to make him happy, but misses living with her grandparents. Why canât she be with everyone she loves?
âWith simple, beautiful words, Moranville shows the characters from the viewpoint of the child who canât quite understand the tensions among the adults who love her.ââBooklist, Starred
A Booklist Top Ten First Novel Youth
âWith simple, beautiful words, Moranville shows the characters from the viewpoint of the child who canât quite understand the tensions among the adults who love her.ââBooklist, Starred
A Booklist Top Ten First Novel Youth
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Henry Holt & Co (October 11, 2002)
9780805070491 | details & prices | 240 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.85 lbs | List price $16.95
About: In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets.
About: In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Random House Childrens Books (October 1, 2004)
9780440419778 | details & prices | 228 pages | 5.25 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.30 lbs | List price $5.99
About: In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets.
About: In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (December 30, 2004)
9780606327831 | details & prices | 228 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.55
About: In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets.
About: In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (October 12, 2004)
9781417620661 | details & prices | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | List price $16.00
About: In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets.
About: In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets.
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