Title
Stranded in Boringsville
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9780823419692
Pages
144 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Following her parents' separation, twelve-year-old Rain moves with her mother to the country, where she befriends the unpopular boy who lives next door and also seeks a way to cope with her feelings toward her father and his new girlfriend.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; separated parents; separate homes
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Awards
Indian Paintbrush Book Award, 2007
Nominee
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
family; Star Trek; chess; nextdoor neighbor; new school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bateson, Catherine, "Stranded in Boringsville" (2002). Diverse Families. 1093.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1093