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The Pinballs
The Pinballs
Author: Betsy Cromer Byars
You can't always decide where life will take you--especially when you're a kid.
Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the mach...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060209179
ISBN-10: 0060209178
Publication Date: 3/1977
Pages: 136
Edition: 1st ed
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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As usual, Besty Byars captures the nuances of children thriving in difficult circumstances. Three foster children learn to accept life changes and support each other as they face new lives.

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