The Wardens Daughter, Jerry Spinelli
The Wardens Daughter, Jerry Spinelli
1 Rating(s)
List: $20.00 | Sale: $14.00
Club: $10.00

The Warden's Daughter

Author: Jerry Spinelli

Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2017

Synopsis

From Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli comes the story of a girl searching for happiness inside the walls of a prison. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday!

Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women's excercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends. 

But even though Cammie's free to leave the prison, she's still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn't think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she's willing to work with what she's got.

"A tapestry of grief and redemption, woven by a master storyteller ....Moving and memorable." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

About The Author

JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including Dead Wednesday, The Warden's Daughter; Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Milkweed; Crash; Wringer; and Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on November 23, 2016

Oh, this problematic book. I knew we were not going to get along from the moment Boo Boo appeared in the story. What a shameful caricature she is. From the moment she "came bounding and laughing across the yard like a huge denim beach ball," I braced myself for the cringing relationship that played......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on January 04, 2017

Check out this and other reviews (and a really cool video about the book!) on my young adult book blog, Here's to Happy Endings! Stargirl was one of my favorite (if not favorite favorite) book that I've read, and I read that one when it first came out in 2000. I was eleven, and made me fall in love w......more

Goodreads review by Pammycats on December 28, 2016

The Warden's Daughter By: Jerry Spinelli I received an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I really wanted to love this book. Jerry Spinelli is an author always worth reading. This book too is worth the time it just isn't Mr. Spinelli at his best. The characters and plot were perhaps......more

Goodreads review by Alise on February 06, 2017

A fond memory of mine in middle school was when my English teacher read us chapters of STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli every day. STARGIRL was an interesting, unique read that made me think, and THE WARDEN’S DAUGHTER affected me similarly. Cammie, the main character, is not exactly easy to get along with......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on July 22, 2017

I think my heart might explode into bits, this book was so incredibly moving. Spinelli outdoes himself with this exquisite blend of historical fiction, family drama, and mystery. Cammie is a delight from the first page, with her quippy wit and bravery, she steals the show and it is easy for the read......more

Quotes

"This book is never boring and never predictable. Fame, good and bad fortune, friendship and mental illness all make their way into [Cammie's] narrative."—The New York Times Book Review

"Spinelli again shows his mastery at evoking a particular time and place while delving into the heart of a troubled adolescent..."— Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The prison community is a powerful backdrop for Cammie’s turbulent coming of age, populated with messy lives that brighten in Cammie’s presence but that have their own demons to tame." — Bulletin, starred review

"Jerry Spinelli again proves why he's the king of storytellers." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review

"This is a story about facing hard truths and growing up. Readers will love the details of having a prison compound for a home and adore the many secondary characters who help keep Cammie’s head above water during her desperate search for happiness." -- Booklist

"Spinelli’s gift for humorous chaos and his trademark magic realism touches are showcased here, and it is exhilarating to read about kids with so much urban freedom." -- The Horn Book

"Character development and realistic dialogue shine in this emotional historical fiction title. Spinelli’s characters are achingly real."--School Library Journal

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List