Say Yes - Softcover

Couloumbis, Audrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142501867 ISBN 13: 9780142501863

Publisher: Puffin, 2003

Synopsis

When twelve-year-old Casey came home to an empty apartment, she didn't think much of it. But when she wakes up the next morning, and her stepmother, Sylvia, still hasn't come home, she knows that something is wrong. Casey doesn't have any other family--and she's afraid that the police will put her in foster care, so when landlord's teenaged son offers to help, Casey is more than willing to accept. Until, she learns that his help comes at a price. If Casey says yes, she'll be breaking the law. If she says no, she doesn't know how she'll survive.

About this title

Review:

"Rather than drawing clear lines between villains and heroes in this modern-day survival tale, Couloumbis invents realistically complex characters, whose morals are tested by fear and desperation

... Couloumbis invents realistically complex characters, whose morals are tested by fear and desperation. ("Publishers Weekly, starred review")

About the Author:

Audrey Couloumbis received a Newbery Honor for her first children's book, Getting Near to baby. She lives in South Fallsburg, NY.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0142501867
• ISBN 13: 9780142501863
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208