The Pinballs

Informationen zum Autor Betsy Byars is the author of many award-winning books for children, including The Summer of the Swans , a Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was an ALA Notable Book. She is also the author of Goodbye, Chicken Little ; The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish ; and the popular Golly Sisters trilogy. Klappentext You can't always decide where life will take you--especially when you're a kid. Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again. But against her will and her better judgment, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they can take control of their own Iives. Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again. But against her will and her beter judgement, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they can take control of their own lives. Zusammenfassung From Newbery-winning author Betsy Byars comes a story full of "poignancy, perception, and humor" ( The Chicago Tribune), about three foster kids who learn what it takes to make a family.  You can't always decide where life will take you—especially when you're a kid. Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again. But against her will and her better judgment, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they can take control of their own lives. ...

Product details

• Authors: Betsy Byars, Betsy Cromer Byars
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.2004
• EAN: 9780064401982
• ISBN: 978-0-06-440198-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Apple Paperbacks
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Adoption, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Violence, JUVENILE FICTION: Disabilities & Special Needs, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Bullying, JUVENILE FICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Sexual Abuse, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, JUVENILE FICTION: Mathematics