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When her brother Rob, a Navy cook, goes missing in action during World War II, Jayna, desperate for family, leaves upstate New York and their cranky landlady, accompanied by a turtle and a ghost, to seek their grandmother, who Rob believes may live in Brooklyn. Includes soup recipes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giff, Patricia Reilly
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Wendy Lamb Books, [2013]
Subjects:
Brothers and sisters > Fiction.
Family life > New York (State) > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Cooking > Fiction.
Missing in action > Fiction.
Ghosts > Fiction.
New York (State) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Cooking > Juvenile fiction.
Missing in action > Juvenile fiction.
Ghost stories.
New York (State) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
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Description
Summary:When her brother Rob, a Navy cook, goes missing in action during World War II, Jayna, desperate for family, leaves upstate New York and their cranky landlady, accompanied by a turtle and a ghost, to seek their grandmother, who Rob believes may live in Brooklyn. Includes soup recipes.
Item Description:"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jkt. flap.
Physical Description:149 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780375838910 (hardback)
0375838910 (hardback)
9780375938917 (lib. bdg.)
0375938915 (lib. bdg.)
9780307980298 (ebook)
0307980294 (ebook)