girlhearts

__Girlhearts__ by Norma Fox Mazer ISBN: 0-688-13350-9 c2001 209 pages R.L. 4.3 Points-8

Good sections to read aloud: -chapter four...where Sarabeth is calling all over to find mom

Summary: Sarabeth lives with her mom. All she knows about her father is what her mom told her because he died in a car accident when she was 2 and a half.

So, when Sarabeth’s unemployed mother isn’t home after school one day, Sarabeth finds that odd. Even odder, is that as the day passes to evening, Sarabeth’s mom doesn’t come home. Sarabeth makes a ton of phone calls trying to find her mother...but none help. Sarabeth is frightened out of her mind...fearing the worse...that her mom has been in an accident of some sort.

The next morning, Sarabeth’s fears are answered as she learns that her mother is in the hospital. She’s had a heart attack, but is still alive...but doesn’t hang on long. Sarabeth’s mom passes away.

Where will Sarabeth live? How will she cope?

YA Fiction--teen issues; death; grief; orphans; mothers and daughters; family problems

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2003