Synopses & Reviews
For years, when I was small, my mother told me thestory about my father. It began when she was seventeenand met this guy who looked like a prince. She marriedthe prince, bought a house, and I was born, and I waswonderful. Then one day the prince said he was going"nowhere special, " and he walked out and never cameback. For years, when I was a child, I loved the story, -- and I listened, crying and laughing at all the right.
Now, I'm fourteen, and it's different. It seems to me there's something left out. Who he was, what he was like, why he left us. Why he left me..
About the Author
Norma Fox Mazer, who lives in Pompey Hills of central New York State and in New York City, has written nearly thirty novels and short story collections for young adults. Her novels, including Missing Pieces, Out of Control, and the Newbery Honor Book After the Rain, are critically acclaimed and popular among young readers for their portrayal of teens in realistic and difficult problems. In her new book, Girlhearts, she brings back the memorable characters from Silver, who continue to deal with life's hardest moments through their honest and touching relationships.