The Warden's Daughter
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
978375831997
Pages
343 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Living with her warden father in an apartment above a 1950s prison, Cammie O'Reilly struggles to come to terms with the loss of her mother, who died saving her from harm when she was a baby, and interacts with some of the reformed inmates. This is a tale of loss and redemption.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; Family member death; death of a mother; single father
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
father
Keywords
grief; loss; prison; inmates; arsonist; shoplifters; redemption
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Spinelli, Jerry, "The Warden's Daughter" (2017). Diverse Families. 651.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/651