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<p><p>In 1937 &#151; the summer that Amelia Earhart disappears &#151; 13-year-old LaMarr&#8217;s flamboyant mother, Charmaine, flies off with a stunt pilot and doesn&#8217;t return. Sent to live with an aunt and uncle, LaMarr awaits her mother&#8217;s return while attempting to track down her long-lost father. A crusty old man, a former Teddy Roosevelt Rough Rider, befriends her. The old man&#8217;s friendship and wisdom help LaMarr finally accept the probability that her mother is gone forever. Kezi Matthews was the recipient of a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year for John Riley's Daughter. &#147;Matthews ... sees all her characters, even the most deeply flawed, with a compassionate eye.&#8221; &#151; Kirkus Reviews<p></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Matthews (Scorpio's Child) again offers a resonant novel exploring a youngster's immense loss and gradual healing. As the tale opens in 1937, the 13-year-old narrator, LaMarr, is on a bus heading to South Carolina. I was scared-so deep down inside that it felt like my bones were crumbling, she says, then explains that several days earlier the plane carrying her dancer mother and her mother's stunt-pilot beau disappeared ove

Author

Matthews, Kezi, 1928-

Publisher

Chicago: Cricket Books

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812626711

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile

Rating

4 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14