Looking for Jamie Bridger - Hardcover

Springer, Nancy

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9780803717732: Looking for Jamie Bridger

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ISBN 10: 0803717733 ISBN 13: 9780803717732

Publisher: Dial, 1995

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Jamie Bridger's decision to find out who her real parents are causes anger and feigned ignorance on the part of her grandparents and leads her to danger and some surprising discoveries. By the author of Colt.

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About the Author:

Nancy Springer has published forty novels for adults, young adults and children. In a career beginning shortly after she graduated from Gettysburg College in 1970, Springer wrote for ten years in the imaginary realms of mythological fantasy, then ventured on contemporary fantasy, magical realism, and women's fiction before turning her attention to children's literature. Her novels and stories for middle-grade and young adults range from contemporary realism, mystery/crime, and fantasy to her critically acclaimed novels based on the Arthurian mythos, I AM MORDRED: A TALE OF CAMELOT and I AM MORGAN LE FAY. Springer's children's books have won her two Edgar Allan Poe awards, a Carolyn W. Field award, various Children's Choice honors and numerous ALA Best Book listings. Her most recent series include the Tales of Rowan Hood, featuring Robin Hood’s daughter, and the Enola Holmes mysteries, starring the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes.

Ms. Springer lives in East Berlin, Pennsylvania.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6-8?Jamie, 14, was raised by her weak and dependent Grandma and her cruel and controlling Grandpa. She has no idea who her parents are, and her grandparents deny ever having had any children. When her frustration finally compels her to confront the old man, his fury leads to a fatal heart attack. Suddenly, Jamie is in charge, and she is determined to find her parents. With a friend to provide sustenance and a take-charge attitude, she begins her search for her identity and for help for her grandmother. What she finds are some good people?a relative she hopes is her father; an eccentric woman whose predilection for painting the shells of turtles is the one serious flaw in the book (this is cruelty, not kindness); and a loving aunt who knows the truth. Solid characters and tough issues, including religious fanaticism, homosexuality, and mental illness, are encountered and presented with balance and clarity. Here is a teen who survives when her support system gives way and thrives when faced with the unfamiliar. While Jamie may seem socially immature, she shows admirable strength and stubbornness, and readers are sure to respect her decisions. Recommend this realistic suspense novel to fans of Caroline Cooney and Susan Beth Pfeffer.?Susan Oliver, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System
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