cover image GRACIE'S GIRL

GRACIE'S GIRL

Ellen Wittlinger, . . S&S/Aladdin, $4.99 (186pp) ISBN 978-0-689-84960-2

Sixth-grader Bess is on a campaign to be "cool," but she becomes less concerned with her own social status as she searches for a way to keep a homeless woman fed and sheltered. "A convincing look at a middle schooler's awakening to social problems," said PW. Ages 8-12. (Apr.)