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 ISBN: 088899382X     ISBN-13: 9780888993823
Publisher: Groundwood Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1999
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Annotation: Smart and independent, 11-year-old Khyber lives with her mom, Tammy, a former stripper, and her autistic twin brothers in a poor Toronto neighborhood. Though she doesn't have a lot in common with her classmates, Khyber does have wonderfully eccentric friends: Valerie, Toronto's meanest waitress, and X, a homeless woman in hiding from "the secret police". Despite having to deal with pompous social workers who make her mother cry and ignorant kids who make remarks about her brothers, Khyber manages to enjoy herself, poring over atlases, planning exotic journeys, and taking peanut butter sandwiches to X.

But when Tammy decides to move her sons to a group home for proper care, Khyber's world starts to crumble. She fights with her mom and then gets expelled from school. To make matters worse, X suddenly disappears. Khyber sets out to find her in a wild all-night odyssey of self-discovery.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.5" L (0.25 lbs) 136 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Geographic Orientation - Ontario
- Locality - Toronto, Ontario
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Booklist 05/15/2000 pg. 1739
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 35411
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Smart and independent, 11-year-old Khyber lives with her mom, Tammy, a former stripper, and her autistic twin brothers in a poor Toronto neighborhood. Though she doesn t have a lot in common with her classmates, Khyber does have wonderfully eccentric friends: Valerie, Toronto s meanest waitress, and X, a homeless woman in hiding from the secret police. Despite having to deal with pompous social workers who make her mother cry and ignorant kids who make remarks about her brothers, Khyber manages to enjoy herself, poring over atlases, planning exotic journeys, and taking peanut butter sandwiches to X. But when Tammy decides to move her sons to a group home for proper care, Khyber s world starts to crumble. She fights with her mom and then gets expelled from school. To make matters worse, X suddenly disappears. Khyber sets out to find her in a wild all-night odyssey of self-discovery."
 
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