Description: Sixth grader Karen Newman is devastated when her parents announce that they are getting divorced. She begins to plot elaborate schemes to keep the inevitable from happening, but in the meantime her family is falling apart. Will Karen be ...
Synopsis Sixth grader Karen Newman is devastated when her parents announce that they are getting divorced. She begins to plot elaborate schemes to keep the inevitable from happening, but in the meantime her family is falling apart. Will Karen be able to see that divorce might just be the one thing that saves her family, even if they can't all be together anymore?
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Publication Date:
1983-09-01
Edition Description:
Reissue
Publisher's Note A young girl tries to restore order in her family life by trying to prevent her parents from going through with their divorce.
Industry Reviews "A believable first-person story with good characterization...and realistic treatment of the situation." Booklist