What Jamie Saw
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What Jamie Saw is a 1995 novel by Carolyn Coman
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Having fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's boyfriend, Van, tried to throw his baby sister, Nin, against a wall, nine-year-old Jamie Beauville finds himself living an existence full of uncertainty and fear.He will do anything to protect Nin, and continue to live his life in spite of the constant fear he is living in—if Van comes back, everything will tailspin down in his life—down to no return
In 1996, the novel won a Newbery Honor and was among the finalists for the National Book Award
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Carolyn Coman
Carolyn Coman is a writer of children's books, living in South Hampton, New Hampshire. Her books What Jamie Saw and Many Stones were nominated for several awards....
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Having fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's boyfriend, Van, tried to throw his baby sister, Nin, against a wall, nine-year-old Jamie Beauville finds himself living an existence full of uncertainty and fear.He will do anything to protect Nin, and continue to live his life in spite of the constant fear he is living in—if Van comes back, everything will tailspin down in his life—down to no return
In 1996, the novel won a Newbery Honor and was among the finalists for the National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
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