Almost Home by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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Leah Baer has been shuffled to and from various parents and households for years, and now she's back at her fathers house with his new wife. This latest move seems as though it might be a lasting one, but Leah feels out of place both at home and at school. Then an unconventional boy named Will... read more

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Leah Baer: She is unhappy that she has to move away from her mom and live with her dad. That she thinks that her Dad does not care about her.
will: Leah's only friend where she lives
Gail: leah's dad's new wife (leah hates her)

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“We played until playing became more real than real was. And better, of course.”
“...moments of incredible joy.”
“When things get hidden away, they aren't protected, they're lost.”

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The bus ride was making me sick.

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Nora Raleigh Baskin (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
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Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0316093130
Page Count: 192

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Books › Teens › Social Issues

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