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Gr 5-8 Gram, Naomi, and Owen are happy at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho until the day the children's mother arrives. After being gone so long that they don't recognize her, Skyla enters their lives, lavishing attention and presents on fifth-grade Naomi; however, she never seems to include Owen. After several weeks, the truth about her reappearance becomes apparent. Clive, her new boyfriend, wants Naomi to live with them and become the permanent baby-sitter for his daughter. The ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Eleven-year-old Naomi Soledad León Outlaw's great-grandmother has always told her that "the good and the bad of any situation [are] sometimes the same." This point is driven home when Naomi's long-absent mother appears unannounced at the California trailer park where Gram, Naomi, and Naomi's little brother Owen have been happily living for the past seven years. Though Naomi loves Gram more than anything, she's often fantasized about having a mom. Skyla (née Te...Log In or Sign Up to Read More