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Where I'd like to beWhere I'd like to be

Where I'd like to be

Bruce Katz, Frances O'Roark Dowell

About this book

A group of foster children build a home of their own. A ghost saved twelve-year-old Maddie's life when she was an infant, her Granny Lane claims, so Maddie must always remember that she is special. But it's hard to feel special when you've spent your life shuffled from one foster home to another. And now that she's at the East Tennessee Children's Home, Maddie feels even less special. She longs for a place to call home. She even has a "book of houses" in which she glues pictures of places she'd like to live. Then one day, a new girl, Murphy, shows up at the Home armed with tales about exotic travels, being able tot fly, and boys who recite poetry to wild horses. When Murphy offers Maddie something she has never had before, Maddie begins to wonder if she has finally found someone who feels like home.

Details

OL Work ID
OL16047595W

Subjects

Foster home careOrphansFictionHomeJuvenile FictionSocial Situations - FriendshipFamily - AdoptionChildren's 12-Up - Fiction - GeneralSocial Issues - FriendshipChildren: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)Family - Orphans & Foster HomesJuvenile Fiction / Family / AdoptionChildren's fictionHome, fictionFoster home care, fictionOrphans, fictionTennessee, fiction

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