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Description edit
With their mother dead and their father working nights, Retta tries to be mother to her two younger brothers but somehow things just don't seem to be working right.
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Series & Lists edit
This is book 617 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Jacob Have I Loved, and followed by Superfudge.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Betsy Byars (Author)
Awards edit
- National Book Award (1981: Children's Books, Fiction (Hardcover))
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