Beatty, Patricia.
Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee
. Morrow Junior Bks., 1988. In 1865 the war just over, 14 year old Hannalee and her recently reunited family decide to start a new life in Atlanta.
Calvert, Patricia.
Stranger, You and I
. Scribner, 1987. Zee becomes pregnant after a foolish encounter and is rejected by her family. Her only support is Hugh, a 17 year old, life long friend.
Cannon, Bettie.
A Bellsong For Sarah Raines
. Scribner, 1987. After her fathers death, Sarah and her mother move from Detroit to Kentucky, where her parents grew up. Sarah must struggle to come to terms with her father’s suicide.
Christiansen, C.B.
A Small Pleasure
. Athenum, 1988. Wray Jean tries to find her identity and ease the pain of her father’s death from cancer.
Collier, James Lincoln.
Outside Looking In
. Macmillan, 1987. Fergy takes his young sister and runsaway to find his wealthy grandparents and a better way of life. He is ashamed of his parents because they travel around the country selling honey for medicinal purposes and stealing.
Corcoran, Barbara.
The Sky Is Falling
. Atheneneum, 1988. Annah is sent to a struggling New Hampshire family to live after her uncle looses the family money and commits suicide. Annah learns with her new family that friendship is of greater value than money.
Davis, Jenny.
Goodbye and Keep Cold
. Orchard Books, 1987. Edda father is killed in a mine accident in a small Kentucky town. Her mother is dating the man responsible for her father’s death.
Dixon, Jeanne.
The Tempered Wind
. Atheneum, 1987. Gabriella is an unwanted orphan suffering from dwarfism. She accepts a job with a family in Montana where she find love, disappointment and independence.
Ehrlich, Amy.
Where It Stops, Nobody Knows
. Dial Bks for Young Readers, 1988. Nina Lewis and her mother are traveling across the country. She finally realizes they are running away.