num_pages: 131
description: With their mother dead and their father working nights, Retta tries to be mother to her two younger brothers but somehow things just don't seem to be working right.
language: English
title: The night swimmers
titlecomplete: The night swimmers
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 322
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: National Book Award
category: Children's Book, Fiction (Hardcover)
publisher: Delacorte Press