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The Secret Summer of L.E.B.

Barbara Brooks Wallace

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Belonging to the V.I.G.'s and B.'sthe Very Important Girls and Boysis the ultimate achievement in Lizabeth's sixth-grade class. Of course, being a V.I.G. or B. has a price. It often means being something she isn't or saying things she doesn't mean.But the price doesn't seem too highuntil she comes to know a boy who for no accountable reason has become a class outcast. When Lizabeth's friendship with him grows, she finds her loyalties torn, trying to keep the secret friendship from the V.I.G.'s and B.'s. NLAPW Children's Book Award. "...discovering that a classroom pariah can become a friend is treated deftly and perceptively." Author Biography: Barbara Brooks Wallace is the author of many books for children. She is noted particularly for her Victorian mysteries, or gothics, often described by reviewers as "Dickensian." Both her Twin in the Tavern and Sparrows in the Scullery have won Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards. Peppermints in the Parlor was a winner of the William Allan White Award.

Language: English

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: iUniverse

Release: July 01, 2000

ISBN: 0595095720

ISBN 13: 9780595095728

The Secret Summer of L.E.B.

Barbara Brooks Wallace

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Belonging to the V.I.G.'s and B.'sthe Very Important Girls and Boysis the ultimate achievement in Lizabeth's sixth-grade class. Of course, being a V.I.G. or B. has a price. It often means being something she isn't or saying things she doesn't mean.But the price doesn't seem too highuntil she comes to know a boy who for no accountable reason has become a class outcast. When Lizabeth's friendship with him grows, she finds her loyalties torn, trying to keep the secret friendship from the V.I.G.'s and B.'s. NLAPW Children's Book Award. "...discovering that a classroom pariah can become a friend is treated deftly and perceptively." Author Biography: Barbara Brooks Wallace is the author of many books for children. She is noted particularly for her Victorian mysteries, or gothics, often described by reviewers as "Dickensian." Both her Twin in the Tavern and Sparrows in the Scullery have won Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards. Peppermints in the Parlor was a winner of the William Allan White Award.

Language: English

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: iUniverse

Release: July 01, 2000

ISBN: 0595095720

ISBN 13: 9780595095728

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