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Goodbye stranger

byRebecca Stead

Genres: Young Adult Fiction Children Quirky Small-Town Tales Life-Rediscovery Journeys Everyday Heroism

Who is this book for? Readers interested in stories about friendship and growing up, particularly in a school setting.

Topics FriendshipGrowing UpIdentity

MoodHopeful, Reflective

Female protagonist

HumorOccasional Humor

RomanceMinor Subplot

As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvaceous Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since she barely survived an accident at age eight: "What is my purpose?"

Language

Published on

01/01/2015

Pages

289

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9780385743174

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