The cards are stacked against ten-year-old Elsa; she contends with a family breakup, frequent moves and intermittent poverty. But her feisty, joyful resilience turns every misfortune into an adventure. This juvenile novel has unusual depth and appeal. Josie Lawrence brings Elsa's first-person narration vividly to life. By the end of the lengthy exposition, during which Elsa alone speaks, she has become so real that the equally well-done voices of other characters are quite a surprise. They jar one into the realization that one has not been listening to the reader's own voice, but to a superb performance. Don't miss this one. J.N. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Living in a run-down bed-and-breakfast hotel filled with other homeless families, ten-year-old Elsa wisecracks her way through her problems, and dreams of being a big star. Shortlisted for the 1994 Carnegie Medal. The author also wrote "The Suitcase Kid", which won the 1993 Children's Book Award.
