Belle Prater's Boy Ruth White Unabridged Audio CD Box Set

from fingerpost

12 year old Gypsy's cousin, Woodrow, who she doesn't know very well, comes to live next door with his grandparents after his mother, Belle Prater, mysteriously disappears, and his father grows to be more and more of a drunk. The two quickly grow to be fast friends, eventually sharing even their d...

from Whisper1

Insightful, poignant, touching and sensitively written, this 1997 Newbery honor book is one I highly recommend. With shades of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, the reader observes small-town life through the eyes of a young, precocious young girl. In 1953 Belle Prater left her house, her near-...

from Bduke

I picked this book up and seriously could NOT put it down. And most of the time I was standing while reading it because I was supposed to be getting in the shower, but I couldn't stop reading while standing in the bathroom telling myself to put it down and get on with my shower. That's how good i...

from pennykaplan

12 year old Gypsy's cousin Woodrow comes to live with her grandparents after his mother disappears and his father is unable to care for him. Woodrow is a truly special boy and Gypsy befriends him as she is fascinated by Belle's disappearance. Great characters and 1950's small town West Virginia l...

from ERMSMediaCenter

When Woodrow's mother suddenly disappears, he moves to his grandparents' home in a small Virginia town where he befriends his cousin and together they find the strength to face the terrible losses and fears in their lives.