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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1991
Gr 5-8 Despite convenient plot twists, unlikely circumstances, and surprising self-confidence shown by the homeless main characters, Corcoran infuses warmth into the conclusion of her novel. When Stevie's father, a bankrupt Iowa farmer, takes a job in Alaska, he hastily arranges for her to live with his estranged brother, and drops her off at Penn Station to make her way to New Hampshire alone. While staying in a run-down New York City hotel, she m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More