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Ten Miles from Winnemucca
By Wyss, Thelma Hatch
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06029-783-1 978-0-06029-784-8
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2002
Gr 6-9 Martin J. Miller, 16, had no complaints about his life in Winnemucca, NV, until his mother's remarriage to wealthy Mr. Joe Wonderful of Seattle brings unwelcome change. The couple leaves for a European honeymoon, and in short order Martin's belongings are jettisoned from the second-story window of Joe's house by his stringy-haired new stepbrother and his cronies. Martin loads his beloved red Jeep with his bike and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2002
"No matter where I found myself in the cities of the world—New York City, Istanbul, Athens, Seattle, or Red Rock—I would always be just ten miles from Winnemucca in my heart." Winnemucca, Nevada, is home to sixteen-year-old Martin J. Miller, where he and teacher Mom Miller have lived in perfect happiness until her meeting with the well-heeled Mr. Joe Wonderful uproots the family and relocates them to Seattle. Once there, Mom and Mr. Joe ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
