Title: Thumbelina
First published: June 1998
Description: Thumbelina, a 14 year old girl, is orphaned and left with her abusive stepfather. She's placed into foster care where she meets her new best friend. This book is a touching and sad story about a girl who just wants to be loved and wants to love. Full of surprise twists and turns, this book is highly recommended for high school students.
Subjects: Fiction, Death, Mothers, Orphans, Orphans in fiction, Teenage girls in fiction, Mothers in fiction, Teenage girls, Teenage pregnancy, Pregnant schoolgirls, Teenage pregnancy in fiction, Pregnant schoolgirls in fiction, Fiction, general, Children's fiction, Washington (state), fiction, Diaries, fiction, Washington (d.c.), fiction
Places: Tacoma (Wash.)
Time periods: 1990a
LC classification: PS3561.O3342 T48 1999