Valentine to a Flying Mouse
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication Year
1993
ISBN
9780395616284
Pages
165 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
During preparations for the fourth grade Valentine party, Tammy meets the wheelchair-bound owner of the local bookstore who helps her learn to cope with her parents' separation and to believe in herself.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; separated parents
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Keywords
self-perception; schools; valentine's day; people with disabilities
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Hawkins, Laura, "Valentine to a Flying Mouse" (1993). Diverse Families. 1170.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1170