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Over the River

Written by Sharelle Byars MoranvilleAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Sharelle Byars Moranville
| Yearling | Trade Paperback | October 2004 | $5.99 | 978-0-440-41977-8 (0-440-41977-8)

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

EVER SINCE HER mother died five years ago, 11-year-old Willa Mae Clarke is happy living with her grandparents. Still, she’s curious about her father and wonders if he’ll come home now that World War II is over. When her daddy finally does return, he whisks her off to Oklahoma. She wants to make him happy, but misses living with her grandparents. Why can’t she be with everyone she loves?

“With simple, beautiful words, Moranville shows the characters from the viewpoint of the child who can’t quite understand the tensions among the adults who love her.”—Booklist, Starred

A Booklist Top Ten First Novel Youth


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sharelle Byars Moranville found family letters from 1945 which inspired her to write Willa Mae’s story. The author lives in West Des Moines, IA.