Ready or Not

A YA novel from 1953 that is in tone rather similar to the author's earlier book, To Tell Your Love, in that it has lots of internal ruminations on the part of many characters about their relationships and conflicted feelings and self-doubts, but with an urban, slightly gritty setting. The motherles......more

Morgan is just finishing High School. For several years, now, she has undertaken the job of mothering her two younger sisters. Her mother passed away and her father works hard at a night job that takes him away from the family six out of seven evenings a week. Julie, Morgan's younger sister is just......more

Morgan tries to hold her family together: a disengaged father, troubled sister Julie, lovable brother Ned. She meets Tom, a boy who appreciates her.......more

This is not your ordinary YA novel. It is extremely well-written and paints a vivid picture for the reader to feast on. It was published in 1953, but many of the challenges the characters face are still relevant today. Morgan Connors lost her mother 3 years ago. She's in the 12th grade now and manage......more

Morgan has a tough time of it growing up. Trying to be mother to a family who lost the glue which held them together, she tries to keep looking on the bright side, but it's hard when they keep moving and everywhere they go is a worse place than the last. They can't seem to get ahead. This is a story......more