num_pages: 240
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: Uncle Hal Huxley, Commander Jack Rodney, Maggy Hamilton, Vicky Austin, Sally Howe, Dr. Wallace Austin, Dave Ulrich, Mr. Rochester, Mr. Jenkins (Austins), Douglas Austin, John Austin, Mr. Ten Eyck, Mr. Ulrich, Izzy Jenkins, Suzy Austin, Mr Hamilton, Aunt Elena Huxley, Betsy Ulrich, Rob Austin, Reverend Eaton, Victoria Austin, Pedro Xifra, Nanny Jenkins
genres: Fiction, Family, Juvenile, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 10077
places: Connecticut, Thornhill, Connecticut, Seven Bay Island
series: Austin Family Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Bt Bound