Carrie Parker, an imaginative eight-year-old, struggles to make the best of things for herself and her sister Emma after their father is murdered, and their mother marries an abusive drunk, but one particular act of cruelty pushes Carrie beyond what she can endure.
year: 2004, 2006, 2005
call number/section: 1000
subjects: sisters, fiction, murder, cruelty, homicide, family violence, child abuse, domestic violence, north carolina, fiction
Editions
Flock, Elizabeth
MIRA (2004)
Carrie Parker, an imaginative eight-year-old, struggles to make the best of things for herself and her sister Emma after their father is murdered, and their mother marries an abusive drunk, but one particular act of cruelty pushes Carrie beyond what she can endure.
Schools: 3
Flock, Elizabeth
MIRA (2006)
Eight-year-old Carrie Parker struggles to protect her younger sister Emma from the harsh realities of the impoverished life in North Carolina, using her imagination to create a fairytale world where they can escape from reality.
Schools: 0
Flock, Elizabeth
Harlequin (2005)
Eight-year-old Carrie Parker struggles to protect her younger sister Emma from the harsh realities of the impoverished life in North Carolina, using her imagination to create a fairytale world where they can escape from reality.
Schools: 2