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Mary Wolf
By Grant, Cynthia A.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68980-007-8
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1995
Gr 6-10 Sixteen-year-old Mary Wolf's life is far from stable. When her father's business folded, he packed up the family in the RV and began a cross-country trek. As the story begins, they have been on the road for a long time, have no money left, and Mama steals from stores and neighbors and resells the merchandise at flea markets. Escaping a possible arrest, the family flees to California and comes upon a decrepit beach campsite where other destitute families live. Mary meets Rocky, a ray of hope and fri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
