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Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White
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Belle Prater's Boy

(newbery Honor Book)

Ruth White

Square Fish · 2012-05-22

Belle Prater's Boy: (newbery Honor Book)

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Who It's For

  • Good for readers who enjoy Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century
  • Good for fans of Young Adult

What You Get

  • Themes: Teen, Story, Friendship.
  • Reading lane: Historical.
  • Publisher: Square Fish.

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What we read

  • Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century

    81%

  • Young Adult Fiction / Historical / United States / 19th Century

    80%

  • Young Adult Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century

    80%

About This Book

Ruth White's Belle Prater's Boy is the Newbery Honor Book about two kids who form a life-changing friendship while unraveling a mysterious disappearance in 1950s Western Virginia. “An admirable, stirring book.” ― The New York Times Book Review 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 Gy...

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Ruth White's Belle Prater's Boy is the Newbery Honor Book about two kids who form a life-changing friendship while unraveling a mysterious disappearance in 1950s Western Virginia. “An admirable, stirring book.” ― The New York Times Book Review 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.

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