Hershey Herself

I walk up the back steps and then stand there, waiting for the goosebumps on my arms to go away. They don't. I almost don't go in. But then I think of Baby Ella. And Mom. I push open the door....

When twelve-year-old Hershey must run away with her mother to a women's shelter, she wonders how, among other things, she'll compete in the town talent show with her best friend, Phoebe; who will take care of her cat, Augustus Gloop; and if she'll survive being on a new bus route with her sworn enemy.

Author: Cecilia Galante
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 05/06/2008
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781416954637

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 122436 / Hershey Herself


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2008 pg. 42
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2008 pg. 469

About the Author
Galante, Cecilia: - Cecilia Galante received a B.A. in English from King's College, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, Vermont. She lives in Kingston, PA with her husband and three children, and is a faculty member of the Graduate Creative Writing Department at Wilkes University.