What Jamie Saw
by:
Carolyn Coman (author)
Read by Bronson PinchotApprox. 1.5 hours, 2 cassettesA 1996 Newbery Honor BookAn ALA Notable Children's BookA Booklist Editors' ChoiceA National Book Award FinalistWhen Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, then they moved.So begins one...
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Read by Bronson PinchotApprox. 1.5 hours, 2 cassettesA 1996 Newbery Honor BookAn ALA Notable Children's BookA Booklist Editors' ChoiceA National Book Award FinalistWhen Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, then they moved.So begins one of the most compelling novels for young readers published in recent memory. It is a story of survival—how nine-year-old Jamie, his mother, and his baby sister Nin leave an abusive situation, move to a small trailer in the woods, and slowly learn how to trust the people around them—and each other.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780844669687 (0844669687)
ASIN: 0844669687
Publish date: 1999-06
Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Family,
Contemporary,
Sociology,
Chapter Books,
Abuse,
Fiction
An interesting, thought provoking read. I would not recommend this book to children who have not been in abusive situations, but to a child who has been, this book could be useful. There is a small amount of profanity in the book, which I think is unnecessary in a children's book.
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