The Perfect Place
Hardback (04 Nov 2014)
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Treasure's dad has disappeared and her mom sets out to track him down, leaving twelve-year-old Treasure and her little sister, Tiffany, in small-town Virginia with their eccentric, dictatorial Great-Aunt Grace. GAG (as the girls refer to her) is a terrible cook, she sets off Treasure's asthma with her cat and her chain smoking, and her neighbors suspect her in the recent jewel thefts. As the hope of finding their dad fades, the girls and their great-aunt begin to understand and accommodate one another. When a final dash to their dad's last known address proves unsuccessful, Treasure has to accept that he's gone for good. When she goes back to Great-Aunt Grace's, it is the first time she has returned to a place instead of just moving on. Convincing, fully realized characters, a snarky narrative voice, and laugh-aloud funny dialogue make The Perfect Place a standout among stories of adjustment and reconfigured families.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780547255194 |
Publisher: | HMH Books |
Imprint: | Clarion Books |
Pub date: | 04 Nov 2014 |
DEWEY: | [Fic] |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 263 |
Weight: | 372g |
Height: | 210mm |
Width: | 140mm |
Spine width: | 25mm |