Me & Emma
Publisher
MIRA Books
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9780778320821
Pages
298 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Eight-year-old Carrie Parker and her little sister, tired of living in an abusive environment, concoct a plan to run away, but their escape is thwarted by a shocking revelation that will change their lives.
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Step parent; Family violence; Family member death; step father; abusive step parent; abusive step father; death of a father
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and step father
Awards
Senior High School Library Catalog, Sixteenth Edition, 2005 Supplement, 2005
Keywords
sisters; emotionally absent mother; school; running away; job; murder; identity
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Flock, Elizabeth, "Me & Emma" (2004). Diverse Families. 444.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/444