Belle Prater's Boy: (Newbery Honor Book)

· Belle Prater Book 1 · Sold by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
4.4
26 reviews
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208
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About this ebook

Around 5:00 a.m. on a warm Sunday morning on October 1953, my Aunt Belle left her bed and vanished from the face of the earth.

Everyone in Coal Station, Virginia, has a theory about what happened to Belle Prater, but twelve-year-old Gypsy wants the facts, and when her cousin Woodrow, Aunt Belle's son moves next door, she has her chance. Woodrow isn't as forthcoming as Gypsy hopes, yet he becomes more than just a curiosity to her-- during their sixth-grade year she finds that they have enough in common to be best friends. Even so, Gypsy is puzzled by Woodrow's calm acceptance of his mother's disappearance, especially since she herself has never gotten over her father's death. When Woodrow finally reveals that he's been keeping a secret about his mother, Gypsy begins to understand that there are different ways of finding the strength to face the truth, no matter how painful it is.

Belle Prater's Boy is a 1996 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Fiction and a 1997 Newbery Honor Book.

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4.4
26 reviews
Toxic Drowned
November 9, 2014
I tried to get into it by oh my god it sucked! Nothing helped me, I couldn't stand it, the jokes weren't funny, Woodrow and Gypsy can't only have ONE fight, they're cousins for Hell's sake! I highly don't recommend it to anyone! 1/5 stars.
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A Google user
February 17, 2012
I would recommend this to anyone 12 and up. It is a good book to read. There is one or two bad words, but they aren't too bad. If you start to read, you won't want to stop. This newbery award winning book is an amazing way to enjoy your day.
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Arreona King
April 15, 2014
So belle was missing woodrow moved from the hills to coal station amos died Gyspy cut her hair but lets jus share btw read it at school
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About the author

Ruth White is the author of Sweet Creek Holler, an ALA Notable Book, and Weeping Willow, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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