num_pages: 192
description: The moment Maggy Hamilton steps into the happy  lives of the Austin family, she disrupts their  harmonious world, bringing with her all the sullenness  and insolence of her own  misery.Vicky Austin knows she should sympathize with  Maggy for being an orphan, but she can't help but  resent her for making life so difficult. It looks like  Maggy may be a member of the family for a long  time, possibly forever. Vicky remembers the happy  times and finally accepts that things will never be  the same, but she wonders what's to come.
language: English
title: Meet the Austins
titlecomplete: Meet the Austins (Austin Family #1)
characters: Dave Ulrich, Suzy Austin, Mr. Jenkins (Austins), Aunt Elena Huxley, Mr. Ten Eyck, Mr Hamilton, Uncle Hal Huxley, Dr. Wallace Austin, Reverend Eaton, Douglas Austin, Maggy Hamilton, Nanny Jenkins, Pedro Xifra, Mr. Ulrich, Sally Howe, Victoria Austin, John Austin, Rob Austin, Vicky Austin, Izzy Jenkins, Mr. Rochester, Commander Jack Rodney, Betsy Ulrich
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Teen, Fiction, Fantasy, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 10074
places: Seven Bay Island, Connecticut, Thornhill, Connecticut
series: Austin Family Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Laurel Leaf