Carry Me Home
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About the Author
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Janet Fox is an author, mom, outdoor enthusiast, and former teacher. She’s been to the bottom of the ocean in a submersible, and had a brief fling with rock stardom. Her novels are written for children and young adults, but have won her fans of all ages. Her novel The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle is a gothic middle-grade fairy tale set in Scotland and has received a whole bunch of stars, as well as the lovely Crystal Kite Award. At the moment she’s sporting blue and pink stripes in her hair. She lives in Bozeman, Montana. Visit her at janetsfox.com.
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ALSO BY JANET FOX
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Fox, Janet S., author.
Title: Carry me home / Janet Fox.
Description: First edition. | New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2021] | Audience: Ages 8-12. | Audience: Grades 4-6. | Summary: Twelve-year-old Lulu, burdened with caring for her sister, Serena, since their father disappeared, must learn to trust her new friends and community when secrets and lies catch up with her.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020050899 (print) | LCCN 2020050900 (ebook)
ISBN 9781534485082 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781534485099 (paperback)
ISBN 9781534485105 (ebook)
Subjects: CYAC: Sisters--Fiction. | Homelessness—Fiction. | Abandoned children—Fiction. Friendship—Fiction. | Community life—Montana—Fiction. | Montana—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.F8342 Car 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.F8342 (ebook)
DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020050899
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020050900