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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1988
Borrowed Children
A girl discovers family secrets and her own identity during a life-changing visit.
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136 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Twelve-year-old Amanda leaves her Kentucky home for a Memphis escape, hoping to shed the burdens of caring for her family. Amidst the allure of city life with her grandmother and Aunt Laura, she uncovers hidden family stories that mirror her own struggles. As Amanda navigates these revelations, she must reconcile her past with her present, discovering what it truly means to belong. Will she find her own path or be bound by family ties?
From the publisher
“ Golden Kite Award winner, 1989 Booklist, Editor’s Choice School Library Journal, Best Books of 1988 Publisher’s Weekly, Best Books of 1988 Twelve-year-old Amanda Perritt is pitched head-first into adult responsibilities when she has to quit school to care for her newborn brother and invalid mother. She gets an excape, she thinks, when she’s offered a trip to stay with her grandmother and her sophisticated Aunt Laura in Memphis. But during the visit, she discovers unexpected parallels between her mother’s childhood and her own and comes to understand her own individuality as well as what it means to be part of a family.
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At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 136
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 580L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.8
- F&P level
- ~O
Publication
- Published
- September 23, 1999
- First published
- March 1, 1988
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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