Grover G. Graham and Me - Hardcover

Quattlebaum, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385322771 ISBN 13: 9780385322775

Publisher: Delacorte Pr, 2001

Synopsis

While at his eighth foster home, 11-year-old Ben meets Grover G., an infant foster child who he connects with instantly, thus when he hears that Grover G.'s mother is still looking to get custody, Ben doesn't believe it and so makes a run for a better life out of the foster system with Grover G. in hand.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Quattlebaum is a poet and the author of the middle-grade novel Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns, and the picture books Underground Train and Aunt CeeCee, Aunt Belle, and Mama’s Surprise.

From the Inside Flap:

Ben Watson has been shuffled from foster home to foster home since he was 5 years old. Seven homes in six years. He’s gotten used to blanking folks out, leaving them behind, and waiting for the day when he can leave foster care forever. Now, at the age of 11, Ben’s just arrived at home number eight. But he’s finding it hard to blank out the Torgles, his new foster parents, and their house full of strays: the 7-year-old twins, Kate and Jango, and the baby, Grover G. Graham. Grover’s just over a year old and always getting into trouble, but Ben can’t help liking the little guy — especially since Grover was abandoned by his teenage mother, just like Ben was. The only difference is that Grover’s mother, Tracey, is still trying to get custody of her child. But Ben is convinced Tracey will abandon Grover again. So when he gets the chance to escape from the system, Ben takes it. And he takes Grover with him.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0385322771
• ISBN 13: 9780385322775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 179