The Road to Home - Hardcover

Auch, Mary Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805049215 ISBN 13: 9780805049213

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 2000

Synopsis

After her mother dies, Mem Nye decides to turn to her grandmother for help in raising her two younger siblings, thus with some money from her unreliable father, Mem becomes determined to make it to Connecticut where she and her brothers can begin their new lives. 12,500 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Jane Auch has written over twenty books for children, including the first two books about Remembrance Nye, Journey to Nowhere and Frozen Summer. Both were named New York Public Library Best Books for the Teenage and Bank Street College of Education Best Books for Children. Ms. Auch lives in upstate New York.

From the Inside Flap:

r-old Remembrance “Mem” Nye has had much more than her share of responsibility since her mother died. It’s too hard caring for her younger brother and baby sister, and Mem looks forward to returning to the family fold at her grandmother’s house. But their journey back home is delayed when they reach Rome, New York, and Mem’s father joins the crew that is digging the Erie Canal. Mem soon realizes her father isn’t up to providing for them and won’t take them to their grandmother’s. Mem feels her only choice is to pick up and walk with the children all the way to Connecticut. She has faced many challenges. This journey will be the greatest challenge of all.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0805049215
• ISBN 13: 9780805049213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216