Thumbelina

Description:

Thumbelina, a 14 year old girl, is orphaned and left with her abusive stepfather. She's placed into foster care where she meets her new best friend. This book is a touching and sad story about a girl who just wants to be loved and wants to love. Full of surprise twists and turns, this book is highly recommended for high school students.

subjects: Fiction,  Death,  Mothers,  Orphans,  Orphans in fiction,  Teenage girls in fiction,  Mothers in fiction,  Teenage girls,  Teenage pregnancy,  Pregnant schoolgirls,  Teenage pregnancy in fiction,  Pregnant schoolgirls in fiction,  Fiction, general,  Children's fiction,  Washington (state), fiction,  Diaries, fiction,  Washington (d.c.), fiction

Places: Tacoma (Wash.)

Times: 1990a