JFIC Stand Alone Books

 

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1. The anxious exile of Sara Salt

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Author:
Prendergast, Gabrielle
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Cary Regional - Childrens Fiction has 2
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Duraleigh Road - Childrens Fiction
J PRENDERGAST
Fuquay-Varina Community - Childrens Fiction
J PRENDERGAST
Description:
In this middle-grade novel told in letters, when Sara Salt's little brother is born early, her mom and stepdad send her to stay in Toronto with her half-sister Abby, who is starting a transitional housing park for unhoused people "Sara's little brother is born premature. He looks small and red, like a baby bird, so she calls him Birdy. Because she can't visit him often, she writes him letters about everything that's happened since he's been born-like...

2. The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

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Author:
Leali, Michael
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Through letters he writes in his journal, thirteen-year-old Amos finds a confidant in a queer historical figure from the Civil War.

3. Dear Mr. Henshaw

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Author:
Cleary, Beverly, 1916-
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Leigh Botts writes letters to his favorite author asking for information and describing his own life since his parents got divorced. In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.