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Best girl

by Doris Buchanan Smith

Mothers and daughtersFamily problemsSelf-acceptanceFictionChildren's fictionParent and child, fiction

Junior Library Guild selection: As she struggles to cope with a difficult mother and finding her place in the world, young Nealy Compton finds solace in the relative solitude and safety beneath her neighbor's porch.

Writing a summary for young readers…

For young readers

Book data: Open Library