Told in their separate voices, fifth-graders Sylvan, whose parents' divorce causes him stress, and Charity, who lived in Kenya for the past five years, both strive for normalcy at school and start a petition to keep their teacher, Mr. In, from being fired.
year: 2012
call number/section: 1000
subjects: family life, new york (state), fiction, faith, divorce, moving, household, individuality, new york (state), fiction, juvenile fiction