INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Bauer, Marion Dane

Shelter from the Wind

(2) 4-6 Jealous of her pregnant stepmother, twelve-year-old Stacy runs away, blindly rushing off into the hot, dusty Oklahoma panhandle country. There she's found by two dogs who lead her to their owner, tough Old Ella. Bauer provides solid, serviceable characters and reliable dramatic situations. It's a good story, ably constructed and skillfully told.

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