01471oam 2200337z- 450 991016273400332120230913112557.01-62536-061-4(CKB)3710000001043880(BIP)013476750(EXLCZ)99371000000104388020210505c2013uuuu -u- -engWaiting for ChristopherHalcyon Hall1 online resource (242 p.) 0-595-39082-X New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen AgeGirls' Life Magazine, Ten Best Summer ReadsFeatured in Teen Discussion Groups @ the Library" flowing prose and vivid characterization Hawes deliverers a rewarding read."-Publishers Weekly" behind the kidnapping drama, Hawes' eloquent words reveal complex truths of family love and sorrow."-Booklist"Hawes is excellent on the day-to-day difficulties of caring for a toddler, especially in secret "-Washington Post"Hawes deals poignantly with loss and longing in a novel that is full of disappointment and heartbreak but that in the end offers hope."-The Horn BookChildren's fictionMother and childChild abuseFriendshipBooks and readingFloridaJuvenile fiction[Fic]Hawes Louise1438764BOOK9910162734003321Waiting for Christopher3600428UNINA