Waiting for Normal

"Connor convincingly portray's Addie's beyond-her-years resourcefulness and the opposing feelings that drive her to protect the life she has while longing to be a permanent part of the 'normal' home her sisters occupy with her stepfather."--The Horn Book *"This book persuades that good people and delighful possibilities are all around, even in the most unpromising circumstances."--KLIATT A heroine with spunk and spirit offers an inspiring lesson in perseverance and hope. First-rate. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)" A story centered around loss, heartbreak, abandonment, and new beginnings. --School Library Journal (starred review)" * This book persuades that good people and delighful possibilities are all around, even in the most unpromising circumstances. --KLIATT" [Leslie] Connor treats the subject of child neglect with honesty and grace in this poignant story. Characters as persuasively optimistic as Addie are rare, and readers will gravitate to her. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)" Connor convincingly portray s Addie s beyond-her-years resourcefulness and the opposing feelings that drive her to protect the life she has while longing to be a permanent part of the normal home her sisters occupy with her stepfather. --The Horn Book" "[Leslie] Connor treats the subject of child neglect with honesty and grace in this poignant story. Characters as persuasively optimistic as Addie are rare, and readers will gravitate to her."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A story centered around loss, heartbreak, abandonment, and new beginnings."--School Library Journal (starred review) "A heroine with spunk and spirit offers an inspiring lesson in perseverance and hope. First-rate."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)