Vicki Grove
1) Destiny
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Destiny tries to find meaning in her art in a life complicated by three younger siblings, a mother who dreams of winning the lottery, and her mother's unscrupulous boyfriend.
2) Rimwalkers
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
As she develops a closeness with two cousins during a summer on her grandparents' farm in Illinois, fourteen-year-old Victoria emerges from the shadow of her showy younger sister and has some experiences that change her life forever.
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Carly's assignment to interview a reclusive, brooding classmate leads her to discover some of the events that have caused his antisocial and abusive family's negative impact on their Missouri farming community, and Carly's family in particular.
Author
Publisher
Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Looking for a new beginning after her father's death, Eliza and her mother move to a backwater town in Missouri where Eliza's desperate attempts to be popular in her new school are thwarted by her growing friendship with the eccentric girl next door.