Belle Praters Boy, Ruth White
Belle Praters Boy, Ruth White
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Belle Prater's Boy

Author: Ruth White

Narrator: Alison Elliott

Unabridged: 3 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/09/2008

Synopsis

When Belle Prater disappears, Belle’s boy, Woodrow, comes to live with his grandparents in Coal Station, Virginia. Woodrow’s cousin Gypsy is the town beauty, but she has hidden sorrows and secrets of her own. She wonders how Woodrow can accept his mother’s disappearance when she’s never gotten over her father’s death. That’s when Woodrow tells Gypsy the secret about his mother.

About The Author

Ruth White is the author of Sweet Creek Holler, an ALA Notable Book, Weeping Willow, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Belle Prater's Boy, a Newbery Honor Book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by رزی -
Goodreads review by Lars

I ripped right through this fantastic book. Belle Prater is the aunt of the narrator, a pretty sixth-grader named Gypsy Arbutus Leemaster. Belle's son Woodrow is her seemingly ungainly and cross-eyed cousin. Apparently abandoned by his mother, who has mysteriously disappeared from "way far in the he......more

Goodreads review by Quirkyreader

This is a good book for older children dealing with loss in their lives. I won’t say anymore because I don’t want to spoil it.......more

Quotes

"White gives her protagonists the courage to face tragedy and transcend it—and the ability to pass along that gift to the reader." —Publishers Weekly, Starred"White paints a vivid picture of small-town Appalachia in the 1950s. . . . Characterization is superb."—School Library Journal, Starred"Ruth White creates a satisfying feeling of community. . . . An admirable, stirring book."—The New York Times Book Review

Awards

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Arkansas Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
  • Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
  • Maine Student Book Award
  • Newbery Honor Book
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