Face at the window -- Chickabiddy starts a story -- Bravery -- That's what I'm telling you -- Damsel in distress -- Blackberries -- Ill-ah-no-way -- Message -- Huzza, huzza -- Flinching -- The marriage bed -- Bouncing birkway -- The rhododendron -- A snake has a snack -- The singing tree -- In the course of a lifetime -- The good man -- Fish in the air -- The blackberry kiss -- Souls -- Evidence -- The badlands -- Birds of sadness -- Cholesterol -- Sacrifices -- Pandora's box -- The Black Hills -- The tide rises -- Breaking in -- The photograph --5050 Chicken and blackberry kisses -- The visitor -- Old faithful -- The plan -- The visit -- A kiss -- Spit -- Homecoming -- The gifts -- The overlook -- The bus and the willow -- Our gooseberry -- Bybanks
Summary
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left
Notes
Bonus material: About the author; Discussion guide for readers
Ages: 8-12
Accelerated Reader MG 4.9 9.0
Newbery Medal, 1995; American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1995
