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Van Leeuwen,
Jean
BLUE SKY, BUTTERFLY
New York : Dial Books, 1996
IL 3-6 RL 4.8
ISBN 0140381538
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| Twig
can not believe what has happened. How could it be real? How could her
family be falling apart? Her parents have told Twig and Nathan that they
are getting a divorce. Her father has moved out, her mother is lost in
her own sadness and her brother spends all his time playing basketball
or locked in his room. Twig is all alone in her misery. She tries to keep
the household going but after ruining her brother's laundry and burning
dinner, she just doesn't see how she can. Grandma Ruthie comes to visit
and everything seems OK for a few days. After Grandma leaves, Twig's mother
starts spending hours and hours planting a garden in the back yard. Will
spending time sowing seeds help her mother deal with her loss? Find out
in BLUE SKY, BUTTERFLY. |
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SUBJECTS:
Divorce -- Fiction
Family life -- Fiction |
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