From Newbery-winning author Betsy Byars comes a story full of "poignancy, perception, and humor" (The Chicago Tribune), about three foster kids who learn what it takes to make a family.

You can't always decide where life will take you--especially when you're a kid.

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 lives.

Author: Betsy Byars
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 07/02/2019
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.2lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780062881786
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 242 / Pinballs

About the Author
Byars, Betsy Cromer: -

Betsy Byars is the author of many award-winning books for children, including The Summer of the Swans, a Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was an ALA Notable Book. She is also the author of Goodbye, Chicken Little; The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish; and the popular Golly Sisters trilogy.