A Place to Belong |
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| Authors: | Nixon, Joan Lowery |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| BISAC/Subject: | YAF001020, YAF024150, YAF018050 |
| ISBN: | 9780307827579, Related ISBNs: 0307827577, 0440226961, 0553058037, 9780307827579, 9780440226963 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 160, |
| Audience: | Young adult |
Synopsis: Danny and his younger sister, Peg, are placed in St. Joseph, Missouri, with kind Alfrid and Olga Swenson. Danny is thrilled to have a "real" father again, but when Olga suddenly dies, he is devastated—until he thinks of an ingenious plan to find Alfrid a new wife.
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