Synopses & Reviews
When Belle Prater disappears, Belles boy, Woodrow, comes to live with his grandparents in Coal Station, Virginia. Woodrows cousin Gypsy is the town beauty, but she has hidden sorrows and secrets of her own. She wonders how Woodrow can accept his mothers disappearance when shes never gotten over her fathers death. Thats when Woodrow tells Gypsy the secret about his mother.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Synopsis
When Belle Prater disappears, her boy Woodrow comes to live with his grandparents in Coal Station, Virginia. Woodrow's cousin Gypsy lives next door and tries to find out about his mother's disappearance. Unabridged. 3 CDs.
Synopsis
"White gives her protagonists the courage to face tragedy and transcend it--and the ability to pass along that gift to the reader."--"Publishers Weekly, Starred
"White paints a vivid picture of small-town Appalachia in the 1950s. . . . Characterization is superb."--"School Library Journal, Starred
"Ruth White creates a satisfying feeling of community. . . . An admirable, stirring book."--"The New York Times Book Review
"A Newbery Honor Book
An ALA Best Books for Young Adults
An ALA Notable Children's Book
"A Boston Globe-Horn Book "Honor Book
"A School Library Journal "Best Book of the Year
"A Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year
"From the Trade Paperback edition.
About the Author
RUTH WHITE is the author of Sweet Creek Holler, an ALA Notable Book, Weeping Willow, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Belle Prater's Boy, a Newbery Honor Book.