num_pages: 192
description: Lenore is Cornelia’s mother and Cornelia’s fix-up project. What does it matter that Cornelia won’t talk to anyone and is always stuck in the easiest English class at school, even though she’s read more books than anyone else? She feels strong in the fixing. She cooks vegetable soup so Lenore will eat something other than Ring Dings; she lures her out of bed with strong coffee and waffles. She looks after the house when Lenore won’t get out of bed at all. So when Lenore and her boyfriend take off for Vegas leaving Cornelia behind with eccentric Aunt Agatha, all Cornelia can do is wait for her to come back. Aunt Agatha sure doesn’t want any fixing. Maybe this time it’s Cornelia who could use it?From the Hardcover edition.
language: English
title: Tending to Grace
titlecomplete: Tending to Grace
genres: Fiction, Family, Coming Of Age, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Childrens, Disability
ratings_count: 512
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Schneider Family Book Award
category: Middle School Book
publisher: Laurel Leaf