Praying at the Sweetwater Motel : a novel / by April Young Fritz.
| Author/creator |
Fritz, April Young |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Hyperion Books for Children, ©2003. |
| Description | 266 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
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| Contents | 1 Red Boots 3 -- 2 Secrets 13 -- 3 On the Road 27 -- 4 No Room at the Inn 35 -- 5 The Sweetwater Motel 47 -- 6 Alice Lets the Cat Out of the Bag 58 -- 7 The Columbus Zoo 71 -- 8 Mama Disappears 78 -- 9 The Bridal Suite 92 -- 10 The Bus Doesn't Stop at the Sweetwater Motel 108 -- 11 The Man in Room Number One 115 -- 12 A Girl Named Fred 126 -- 13 Just Desserts 140 -- 14 "I Turn the Pages" 147 -- 15 A Knight in High-Tops 152 -- 16 Five-Finger Discount 162 -- 17 Skipping School 171 -- 18 Jailhouse Blues 181 -- 19 Motel Girl 189 -- 20 I Bury My Shirt 202 -- 21 I Make Plans 209 -- 22 A Horse Named Pearl 221 -- 23 By Myself Alone 233 -- 24 Signs 237 -- 25 Rule Number Seven 252 -- 26 Homecoming 263. |
| Abstract | When Sarah Jane's alcoholic father hits her, her long-abused mother has finally had enough; she takes the 12-year-old and her 4-year-old sister and runs off. After a road trip filled with fear, hunger, and frustration, they find a haven at the Sweetwater Motel in Dublin, Ohio, where the elderly owner, Mrs. Sweetwater, makes an offer of housing in exchange for chores. Before long, the girl is faced with the problem of starting a new school and trying to hide the fact that she lives in a motel. She also wishes that her parents would get back together-after all, her father can change, can't he? |
| Interest grade level | Grades 5-8. |
| Interest age level | 10-14. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Roberts copy Purchased from My Preowned Books 05/23/2013 |
| LCCN | 2004302184 |
| ISBN | 0786818646 |
| ISBN | 9780786818648 |
| ISBN | 0786854952 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780786854950 (pbk.) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | NC Roberts | PS3606.R58 P73 2003 | ✔ Available | Request Material |