FRAN ELLEN’S HOUSE

Dutton, Puffin Paperback

A sequel to THE BEARS’ HOUSE, this story starts a few years after the family has been broken up, the children sent to foster homes, and the mother to a hospital. How the family picks up all the pieces of their lives, and how The Bears House plays a part in their success is the main theme of this book.

Publisher’s Weekly:

“Sachs (is) a first rate story-teller.”
Booklist: … “a thoughtful and memorable story.”

Awards:

American Library Association Notable Book of the year; Bay Area Book Reviewers Association; Parents’ Choice; George C. Stone Center for Children’s Books – Recognition of Merit, IRA-CBC Children’s Choice