| ID | 010437 |
| Call Number | FIC/CHE |
| Title Proper | Middle of somewhere |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cheaney, J.B. |
| Publication | New York, Yearling, 2007. |
| Description | 218p Orange Spine |
| Note | Following her mother's emergency knee surgery, 12-year-old Ronnie Sparks becomes her brother's keeper. The task is daunting because 7-year-old Gee suffers from severe ADHD. In an effort to speed up her recovery, Mom arranges for her father to take the kids on a road trip. Pop reluctantly agrees, and they all set out for Kansas, helping Pop search for wind-power-generating sites. Ronnie quickly becomes a buffer between Pop and Gee, stuck in the impossible position of trying to contain her brother's outrageous behaviors so that Pop won't throw a tantrum and drive everyone home. Amusing chapter-heading quotations, taken from a self-help book Ronnie has just read, lighten the mood of the story, even as Ronnie's outlook on her personal situation continues to deteriorate. |
| Standard Number | 9780440421658 |
| Price. Qualification | $6.5(Pb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | Brothers and sisters - Fiction ; Grandfathers - Fiction ; Automobile travel - Fiction ; Kansas - Fiction ; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Fiction ; Lexile 900L |