From: Anthony Braxton <braxton>
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 97 19:26:27 PST

Cathy I have used Maniac Magee to explore this theme with my 6th graders for many years. Some other books (some of which I have read some of which I haven't but my students have) are:

Out of Nowhere by Ouida Sebastyian (sp?) about a boy abandoned by his mother in the desert who hooks up with an older woman abandoned by here husband (divorce if I remember correctly) and the home he "makes" with them.

Monkey Island by ??????? I think it's a well known name (maybe Norma Fox Mazer?). I can't remember right now. It's about a kid alone in the city.

Where's Home (haven't read yet) featured in the April Trumpet Book Club for grades 4-6. Description says "Aaron and his dad hitchhike from West Virginia to San Francisco, hoping for a fresh start. But without money or shelter, how will they survive?" It is authored by Jonathan London.

Email me privately at work (see below) and I will send you other titles when I return to school next week (we are currently on spring break).

Anthony Braxton 42 Sunset Court Merced, CA 95340
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