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The Pinballs
- Author
- Betsy Byars
- Narrator
- Christina Moore
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 20 March 2009
- Run Time
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up
What to expect
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.
Library of Congress Children’s Books • School Library Journal Best Book • Bank Street Children's Book Award • Horn Book Fanfare • Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) • ALA Notable Children’s Book
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Details
- Author
- Betsy Byars
- Narrator
- Christina Moore
- Duration
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 March 2009
- ISBN
- 9781440730603
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up
Synopsis
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. Library of Congress Children’s Books • School Library Journal Best Book • Bank Street Children's Book Award • Horn Book Fanfare • Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) • ALA Notable Children’s Book
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