Hardcover
(Knopf Books for Young Readers, July 8, 1981)
A portrayal of a young girl's reaction to her mother's elopement chronicles her struggle to surrender her fantasies in order to gain the love and acceptance she longs for
A portrayal of a young girl's reaction to her mother's elopement chronicles her struggle to surrender her fantasies in order to gain the love and acceptance she longs for
Hardcover
(Knopf Books for Young Readers, May 11, 1988)
Thirteen-year-old Elvira arrives at her aunt's home in the hills of Virginia full of fantasies about the father she has never known and her mother's prejudices about life in a small town.