Franny Parker
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780374324698
Pages
160 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Through a hot, dry Oklahoma summer, twelve-year-old Franny tends wild animals brought by her neighbors, hears gossip during a weekly quilting bee, befriends a new neighbor who has some big secrets, and learns to hope.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family violence; abusive father; abused child; physical abuse
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, 2010-2011
Nominee
Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2011-2012
Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award, 2011-2012
Nominee
Keywords
farm; animal hospital; new neighbors; summer; drought; Oklahoma; friendship; dog; animals
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
McKinnon, Hannah Roberts, "Franny Parker" (2009). Diverse Families. 1131.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1131