Belle Prater's Boy
 First edition | |
| Author | Ruth White |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | FSG |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780374306687 |
| Preceded by | 'Weeping Willow |
| Followed by | 'Way Down Deep |
Belle Prater's Boy (1996) is a young adult novel by Ruth White that tells the story of 12-year-old Gypsy and her aunt, Belle Prater, who mysteriously disappears one morning. When Gypsy's unusual cousin Woodrow--"Belle Prater's boy—comes to town, she quickly befriends him in the hopes that she'll find out more about his mother's disappearance. The novel is set in 1950s Western Virginia.[1] Belle Prater's Boy was named a Newbery Honor book in 1997,[2] and a 1996 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Fiction[3]
References
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White, Author Yearling Books $6.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-440-41372-1". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^ "1997 Newbery Medal and Honor Books | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)". ala.org. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^ "Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners - The Horn Book". hbook.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
