Broken Cord
Publisher: Tandem Library
Published: October 1999
Language: eng
Format: School & Library Binding
ISBN-13: 9780833553348
Subjects: United States; Patients; Family relationships; Biography / Autobiography; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism; General; Biography; Fetal alcohol syndrome
First sentence: I sat in the lobby of the Pierre airport, waiting.
Description: The controversial national bestseller that received unprecedented media attention, sparked the nation's interest in the plight of children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and touched a nerve in all of us. Winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award.