The Pinballs
On Sale: 07/02/2019
The Pinballs
On Sale: 07/02/2019
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William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas)
Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Minnesota)
Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin)
Library of Congress Children’s Books
Charlie May Simon Book Award (Arkansas)
Georgia Children’s Book Award
California Young Reader Medal
Bank Street Children's Book Award
ALA Notable Children’s Book
School Library Journal Best Book
Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
About the Book
From Newbery-winning author Betsy Byars comes a story full of "poignancy, perception, and humor" (The Chicago Tribune), about three foster kids who learn what it takes to make a family.
You can't always decide where life will take you—especially when you're a kid.
Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again.
But against her will and her better judgment, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they can take control of their own lives.
Product Details
- ISBN: 9780062881786
- ISBN 10: 0062881787
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 07/02/2019
- Pages: 144
- List Price:8.50 CAD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Special Needs
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption
- BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes