Baby

Name: Baby
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Joseph Monninger
ISBN: 9781501958953

Author: Joseph Monninger

Narrator: Ali Ahn

Unabridged: 4 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/03/2017

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother who has deserted her again.

About Joseph Monninger

Joseph Monninger has published several award-winning young adult novels and three books of nonfiction, including the memoir Home Waters. He has been awarded two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and lives and teaches in New Hampshire, where he also runs a dogsled team.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nshslibrary

The book Baby by Joseph Monninger has a dramatic, loving and a family-like feeling. This book is recommended to all young people from ages 14-35. Baby,a 15 year old troubled foster kid whose out of control behavior is highly influenced by her no-good boyfriend. Cindy, her caseworker takes her to a h......more

Goodreads review by Judy

Baby is a 15 year old runaway who is put into foster care. She has really cool foster parents who get her hooked on dog sledding. Baby's decision making skills are not the greatest, but she slowly learns she has to make good decisions in order to change her life around. I liked this book because it......more

Goodreads review by Sandra

Foster teen gets one last chance with a family who raises dogs for sled racing. Whole new world for me and I really enjoyed the book......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

Love Joseph Monninger's writing and this was no exception.......more