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14 reviews
Barbara Wersba

Front Street, 2005

A Rare Find
So simple, yet not. This lovely story presents a one of a kind opportunity to share many important topics with a child in an way that he/she can be easily relate. There are so many themes and underlying nuances. What a wonderful way to explore the fragile nature of human insecurities and prejudices - this book should be on every 5th grade teacher's reading list. I can't wait to share it with my ...

Amanda Dreaming
Barbara Wersba

Atheneum, 1973

A child dreams of beautiful, mystical, and fantastical things such as roses that sigh, witches with apples for eyes, and pearl ants fighting on her toes.

Whistle Me Home

17 reviews
Barbara Wersba

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1997

One Sided Love Story
Noli is a high school student unhappy with her life. She has nothing to talk about with her father, her parents are distant from each other, and she and her mother do nothing but fight. Mostly they fight about the way Noli looks. She is a tomboy and refuses to dress in frilly girly clothes or to grow her hair long. Recently she has started drinking in order to make things a little more ...

The country of the heart

1 review
Barbara Wersba

Atheneum, 1975

For those of any age who "live" in a country named "Heart"
I just discovered this author. I am more than 20 years past being a young adult. I would not have appreciated this book as a teen, but this middle-aged lady adored this book. I have read just about every young adult novel Wersba has written, and her books are just what the doctor ordered for the "second adolescence" we sometimes experience in our middle years. The romantic in me, and the rebel in ...

Just Be Gorgeous (A Laurel-Leaf Contemporary Fiction)

1 review
Barbara Wersba

Laurel Leaf, 1991

I really liked this book and I'm a hard person to please!
This book is very well written and descriptive. It tells about the struggles of Show Business in New York City. I'm a big fan of the theatre, so I couldn't put it down! It also tells about a lasting friendship through thick and thin. I recommend this book to teens who like reading about friedships and life in NYC!

The Dream Watcher

1 review
Barbara Wersba

Bodley Head Children's Books, 1988

A great book for young adults
Barbara Wersba did a wonderful job telling the story of Albert Scully, who like so many adolescents yearns for adventure. The story takes a look at what Albert does in his life in search of this adventure and when he does he finds that his life has more meaning than what he had thought. A great book to read, especially if your in high school.

Beautiful Losers
Barbara Wersba

Harpercollins Juvenile Books, 1988

Eighteen-year-old Rita, an overweight writer living in a Long Island town, is caught between love for her parents and love for Arnold, a man twice her age.

The Wings of Courage
Barbara Wersba, George Sand

George Braziller, 1998

A story about facing fears and finding fulfillment, The Wings of Courage tells the tale of Clopinet, a timid, eleven-year-old French boy who is suddenly forced to face the world on his own. Afraid of the dark, of thunder, and even of falling asleep, Clopinet is a sensitive boy. He is also lame. Fearing that he will not be able to earn a living as a farmer, Clopinet's parents apprentice him to a tailor. But the tailor is a foul, hunchbacked man ...