Vicki Grove
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Looking for a new beginning after her father's death, Eliza and her mother move to a backwater town in Missouri where Eliza's desperate attempts to be popular in her new school are thwarted by her growing friendship with the eccentric girl next door.
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Fifth-grader Carly's assignment to interview a reclusive, brooding classmate leads her to discover some of the events that have caused his antisocial and abusive family's negative impact on their Missouri farming community, and Carly's family in particular.