num_pages: 224
description: A revised edition, including one section of the manuscript that was omitted in the original publication. Vicky Austin and her siblings must adjust to the presence of a new member of the household-Maggy Hamilton, who is orphaned when her father is killed in a plane crash. Maggy is at first petulant and spoiled, but gradually opens her heart to the Austins to become one of the family.
language: English
title: Meet the Austins
titlecomplete: Meet the Austins (Austin Family Chronicles, #1)
characters: John Austin, Suzy Austin, Nanny Jenkins, Commander Jack Rodney, Mr. Ten Eyck, Douglas Austin, Uncle Hal Huxley, Betsy Ulrich, Vicky Austin, Maggy Hamilton, Dr. Wallace Austin, Victoria Austin, Mr. Rochester, Rob Austin, Izzy Jenkins, Aunt Elena Huxley, Reverend Eaton, Mr. Ulrich, Mr Hamilton, Dave Ulrich, Sally Howe, Pedro Xifra, Mr. Jenkins (Austins)
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Teen, Fantasy, Classics, Family, Fiction
ratings_count: 10073
places: Thornhill, Connecticut, Connecticut, Seven Bay Island
series: Austin Family Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)