Traci L Jones
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Patrice dreams of a first-class educatin, but right now, she's just got to survive the walk to school. As she tries to escape her poor Chicago neighborhood by winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, shy and studious eighth-grader Patrice discovers that she has more options in life than she previously realized.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Description
After the death of her mother in an automobile accident, seventh-grader Serena, who has gotten the lead in her middle school play, is left to handle the day-to-day challenges of caring for herself and her younger brother when their father cannot pull himself out of his depression.