Warden's Daughter

From Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli comes the story of a girl searching for happiness inside the walls of a prison. And don´t miss the author´s highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday! Cammie O´Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she´s the warden´s daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women´s excercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends. But even though Cammie´s free to leave the prison, she´s still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn´t think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she´s willing to work with what she´s got. A tapestry of grief and redemption, woven by a master storyteller ....Moving and memorable. --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review