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001 2012938138
003 DLC
005 20140604080946.0
008 120420s2013 nyu j 000 1 eng d
010 $a 2012938138
016 $a20119065010
020 $a9781770492905 (pbk.)
020 $a1770492909 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn755210669
040 $aNLC$beng$cNLC$dBTCTA$dOCLCQ$dFOLLT$dCDX$dIH7$dYDXCP$dCNSOA$dOCLCF$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aPZ7.M839$bSh 2013
082 04 $ajC813/.6$223
082 04 $a813/.6$223
082 04 $a[Fic]$223
100 1 $aMorrison, Patricia$q(Patricia Margaret)
245 10 $aShadow girl /$cby Patricia Morrison.
260 $aPlattsburgh, New York :$bTundra Books,$cc2013.
300 $a217 p. ;$c20 cm.
520 0 $aThis novel for ages nine and up is the story of a resilient young girl who struggles as the daughter of an alcoholic father and an absentee mother. Left alone to fend for herself for days at a time, she is observed by a kind and compassionate saleswoman at the mall she retreats to every day after school to avoid going "home." The saleswoman gains her trust and takes action into her own hands by reporting the girl's situation to social services. She is placed in foster care, where she dreams of being reunited with her dad, despite the deprivations in her life with him. The relationship between the girl and her foster mother is painful, and the girl's spirit disintegrates. Eventually, the saleswoman "adopts" the girl into her caring family, whose love and support enable her, finally, to believe in herself.
650 0 $aDysfunctional families$vJuvenile fiction.
650 0 $aFather and child$vJuvenile fiction.
650 1 $aFamily problems$vFiction.