Carolina Crow Girl

By Valerie Hobbs

Book Overview

As sensitive in its explorations of friendships as the author's How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back? and Get It While It's Hot. Or Not, Hobbs's third novel revolves around... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374311536
• ISBN13: 9780374311537
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Compelling Read

Carolina lives in an old school bus with her mother and baby sister. The family's poverty is poignant yet unsentimental. Despite her mother's objection, Carolina calls her Melanie instead of Mom, because "a real mom wouldn't live in a school bus. Real moms lived in real houses. They were married to the fathers of their children. So she kept calling Melanie Melanie." Carolina makes two new friends: one is an injured baby crow and the other is a Stefan, a wealthy boy just her age who has everything -- except the use of his legs. As always, Hobbs tells her story with clarity and courage. She refuses to dodge the hard questions but makes her characters (and her readers) face them and try to find answers. This is a powerful book about loyalty, friendship, and choices.

Great Reading for my eight year old granddaaughter....

Bought another copy for another granddaughter.The first one loved the story so much she is rereading it. I highly recommend this book .

"I can't put it down! "

Carolina Crow Girl is a fast moving easy to read book! I got it two days ago and spent my Thursday reading and got through a lot more than half! I am not the fastest reader either! If you are looking for an easy to read quick little book this is definately a great pick! It shows how to get along with just enough. You don't need a mansion to go through life.

It was a very well written book .

I reviewed this book before I allowed my Granddaughter to read.It was so well written.I enjoyed it as well as she did.Valerie Hobbs is a fine writer.She puts so much feeling into her books.Keep writing Valerie Evans Hobbs.I love your books.