Father Figure

Authors: Peck, Richard
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
BISAC/Subject: JUV013090
ISBN: 9781101664346, Related ISBNs: 014037969X, 0670309303, 1101664347, 9780140379693, 9780670309306
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 208,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: After his mother dies, 17-year-old Jim realizes he must raise his younger brother, Byron, alone. But when their father shows up with plans to take them to Florida, Jim wonders if the reunion will last.

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. 
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