Janey's Girl

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By Gayle Friesen
Publisher Kids Can Press
Janey's Girl
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Fourteenyearold Claire and her mother, Jane, are on their way across the country to visit Claires grandmother. As they approach the family farm, Claire watches her mother become more and more anxious. Until now, she thought they had an open relationship with a healthy respect for each others privacy. This trip unlocks the key to the many questions Claire has about their past including the identity of her father and the reason her mother never went back home until now. Gayle Friesens novel Janeys Girl is a comingofage story with a twist: Claires mother is the one who reaches maturity.

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43964 words43,964 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile 550LLexile 550L
Grade 5 to 9Grade 5 to 9
Age 10-14Age 10-14
Published 1998Published 1998

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Book ISBN:

1550744615

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