The Perfect Place

Treasure's dad has disappeared and her mom sets out to track him down, leaving twelve-year-old Treasure and her little sister, Tiffany, in small-town Virginia with their eccentric, dictatorial Great-Aunt Grace. GAG (as the girls refer to her) is a terrible cook, she sets off Treasure's asthma with her cat and her chain smoking, and her neighbors suspect her in the recent jewel thefts. As the hope of finding their dad fades, the girls and their great-aunt begin to understand and accommodate one another. When a final dash to their dad's last known address proves unsuccessful, Treasure has to accept that he's gone for good. When she goes back to Great-Aunt Grace's, it is the first time she has returned to a place instead of just moving on. Convincing, fully realized characters, a snarky narrative voice, and laugh-aloud funny dialogue make The Perfect Place a standout among stories of adjustment and reconfigured families.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 11/04/2014
ISBN: 9780547255194
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2014 pg. 123
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2014
Ebony 10/01/2014 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 10/06/2014
Booklist 11/15/2014 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 177942 / Perfect Place
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8