Carlie knows she''s got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in
a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she''s just
a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get
settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go
again. But against her will and her better judgment, Carlie and the
boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they
can take control of their own Iives.
Carlie knows she''s got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a
foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she''s just a
pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get
settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go
again. But against her will and her beter judgement, Carlie and the
boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they
can take control of their own lives.
關於作者：
Betsy Byars is a widely read and loved author of many
award-winning middle-grade books for children, including Summer Of
The Swans Viking, a 1971 Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was
an ALA Notable Children''s Book in 1977 as well as the basis for an
ABC Afterschool Special. Other books she has written for
HarperCollins are Good-bye, Chicken Little; The Seven Treasure
Hunts, illustrated by Jennifer Barrett; and three I Can Read Books,
the popular The Golly Sisters Go West, Hooray For The Golly
Sisters!, and The Golly Sisters Ride Again, all illustrated by Sue
Truesdell. Ms. Byars lives in Clemson, South Carolina, with her
husband.
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