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Following Fake Man
Barbara Ware Holmes
language (Yearling, Feb. 20, 2009)Homer Aldrich Winthrop was a neurologist who died of a neurological illness. That’s all Homer Jr.’s mother will say about his father, who died when he was 2, and any prodding for details results in silence, evasion, or sudden migraine headaches. So by age 12, Homer’s given up asking.But on an unexpected trip to Maine, Homer finds himself in a place where his father had lived. In this one coastal village there must be millions of facts about his father. Now Homer must face his biggest fear–maybe there’s a reason his father is such a secret. Maybe there are things he really doesn’t want to know.Still, Maine gives him courage. There’s something about the people he meets and the breadth of the sky that convince Homer to search for the truth–to solve the mystery of his own life.
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Following Fake Man
Barbara Ware Holmes
Paperback (Yearling, Nov. 12, 2002)Homer Aldrich Winthrop was a neurologist who died of a neurological illness. That’s all Homer Jr.’s mother will say about his father, who died when he was 2, and any prodding for details results in silence, evasion, or sudden migraine headaches. So by age 12, Homer’s given up asking.But on an unexpected trip to Maine, Homer finds himself in a place where his father had lived. In this one coastal village there must be millions of facts about his father. Now Homer must face his biggest fear–maybe there’s a reason his father is such a secret. Maybe there are things he really doesn’t want to know.Still, Maine gives him courage. There’s something about the people he meets and the breadth of the sky that convince Homer to search for the truth–to solve the mystery of his own life.From the Hardcover edition.
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Letters to Julia
Barbara Ware Holmes
Paperback (Trophy Pr, Sept. 1, 1999)In her journal, chapters of the novel she is writing, and letters to a New York editor who has befriended her, a fifteen-year-old budding author reveals her journey of self-discovery in the midst of a dysfunctional family
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Letters to Julia
Barbara Ware Holmes
Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, June 1, 1997)In her journal, chapters of the novel she is writing, and letters to a New York editor who has befriended her, a fifteen-year-old budding author reveals her journey of self-discovery in the midst of a dysfunctional family
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Following Fake Man
B. Holmes, Barbara Ware Holmes
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, Nov. 6, 2002)Book by Holmes, B., Holmes, Barbara Ware
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Following Fake Man
Barbara Ware Holmes
Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, May 8, 2001)Homer Aldrich Winthrop was a neurologist who died of a neurological illness. That’s all Homer Jr.’s mother will say about his father, who died when he was 2, and any prodding for details results in silence, evasion, or sudden migraine headaches. So by age 12, Homer’s given up asking.But on an unexpected trip to Maine, Homer finds himself in a place where his father had lived. In this one coastal village there must be millions of facts about his father. Now Homer must face his biggest fear–maybe there’s a reason his father is such a secret. Maybe there are things he really doesn’t want to know.Still, Maine gives him courage. There’s something about the people he meets and the breadth of the sky that convince Homer to search for the truth–to solve the mystery of his own life.
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My Sister the Sausage Roll
Barbara Ware Holmes
Hardcover (Hyperion Books for Children, June 1, 1997)Although she does not like having a new baby sister, Eloise keeps an eye on her while their father is away and finds herself learning to love her
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Following Fake Man
Barbara Ware Holmes
Library Binding (Knopf Books for Young Readers, May 8, 2001)Homer Aldrich Winthrop was a neurologist who died of a neurological illness. That’s all Homer Jr.’s mother will say about his father, who died when he was 2, and any prodding for details results in silence, evasion, or sudden migraine headaches. So by age 12, Homer’s given up asking.But on an unexpected trip to Maine, Homer finds himself in a place where his father had lived. In this one coastal village there must be millions of facts about his father. Now Homer must face his biggest fear–maybe there’s a reason his father is such a secret. Maybe there are things he really doesn’t want to know.Still, Maine gives him courage. There’s something about the people he meets and the breadth of the sky that convince Homer to search for the truth–to solve the mystery of his own life.From the Hardcover edition.
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Letters to Julia
Barbara Ware Holmes
Hardcover (Harpercollins, June 1, 1997)Liz Beech, a fifteen-year-old suburban girl who wants to be a writer, develops a friendship with Julia Steward Jones, a professional editor, and their letters and diaries reveal the intensity of their relationship.
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Charlotte the starlet
Barbara Ware Holmes
Paperback (Harper & Row, March 15, 1988)Charlotte's novel makes her very popular at school, but it almost costs her her very best friend.
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Charlotte Cheetham, Master of Disaster
Barbara Ware Holmes, John Himmelman
Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Nov. 1, 1985)A fifth grader who simple can not keep from telling lies, Charlotte, in her desperation to be included by a group of girls in her class, tells her most outlandish tale ever.
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Charlotte Shakespeare and Annie the Great
Barbara Ware Holmes, John Himmelman
Paperback (HarperCollins Publishers, Oct. 15, 1991)None
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