Almost Home by Nora Baskin

Year Published: 2003
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN: 0316093130
Pages: 176
Classification: Fiction
Subject: Family problems, Friendship, Stepmother, Self-acceptance
Genre: Drama
Reading Level: 4
Interest Level: 5-9

Reader's Annotation: Twelve-year-old Leah learns to adjust in her new family, new home, new school and new friends.

Summary: Twelve-year-old Leah is shaken after her mother leaves her. She moves in with her father and stepmother, Gail. Leah struggles in her environment – new family, new school, new friends. Things start to change after she meets Will, a new boy in school whom she secretly meets in the school auditorium during lunch. They become good friends. Leah finds the strength to face the challenges in her life through the encouragement of Will.

She learns to have a deeper understanding of herself and the people around her.

Author Information: www.norabaskin.com